Dhaka, May 14 -- Sheikh Shaira Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho, and their younger daughter were prevented from flying to Thailand this afternoon, reportedly for medical treatment purposes.

The incident occurred at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:35 PM, when immigration officials stopped them from boarding Thai Airways flight TG-322.

Partho confirmed that his wife and daughter were informed by personnel from the Special Branch (SB) of police that they would not be allowed to travel abroad at this time. "There was no misbehavior," Partho clarified while speaking to the media. "They were simply informed of the decision and returned home accordingly."

Partho, a former m...