Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The government has directed four press officers posted at Bangladesh missions abroad to be relieved of their duties immediately and return home.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification in this regard on Monday.

The officers are: First Secretary (Press) Sufi Abdullahil Maruf at the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; First Secretary (Press) Md Arifur Rahman at the Bangladesh Consulate General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Second Secretary (Press) Asaduzzaman Khan at the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Second Secretary (Press) Md Imranul Hasan at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

According to the notification, the four officials were initially withdraw...