Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Former state minister for home affairs Sohel Taj was stopped at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while on his way to the United States.

On Friday, Tajuddin Ahmad's daughter and Sohel Taj's sister, Mahjabin Ahmad Mimi, confirmed the matter to the media.

She said, "Sohel Taj's foreign travel has been obstructed." When asked when the incident occurred, Mimi replied, "It probably happened on Wednesday."

Meanwhile, the SS (Immigration) authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport confirmed that due to a "travel restriction," Sohel Taj was unable to leave the country.During the Awami League government, Sohel Taj was elected as a Member of Parliament from Gazipur-4 (Kapasia) in the 2001 election.

In 2008, he...