Dhaka, April 16 -- The interim government has imposed a restriction on officials from taking their spouses or children on state-sponsored foreign tours.

A notification signed by Principal Secretary M Siraz Uddin Miah was issued from the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) on Mar 23 and made public on Wednesday.

The directive, sent to senior secretaries and secretaries of all ministries and divisions including the Cabinet Division, lays out fresh travel guidelines for government officials.

It says officials must strictly avoid travelling abroad at the expense of contractors or supplier organisations.

The statement specifies that, except for urgent reasons, advisors, senior secretaries/secretaries, private secretaries/assistant private secreta...