Dhaka, March 15 -- The Bangladesh government has announced disciplinary action against Harun Al-Rashid, the recently recalled ambassador to Morocco, for a controversial Facebook post criticising the administration of interim leader Muhammad Yunus.

The foreign ministry claims his post suggests a "hidden agenda" and was intended to "gain sympathy abroad".

In an official statement on Friday, the ministry said Harun ignored direct orders to return to headquarters and instead travelled to Ottawa.

It described his actions as an attempt to misrepresent the country's situation under the interim government, alleging that he painted a distorted picture of Bangladesh's reality.

The ministry strongly condemned his remarks, saying: "His Facebook p...