Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued an order to prevent former Narayanganj-4 Member of Parliament (MP) Shamim Osman, along with his wife Salma Osman, son Imtinan Osman, and daughter Labiba Johar, from leaving the country.

But as with almost every travel ban issued against senior AL politicians in the post-August 5 era, it is bound to be mocked by citizens as an eyewash, since Osman alongside most of his family is known to have fled the country already. So it comes after the proverbial horse has already bolted.

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