Bangladeshi diplomat recalled from India on charges of "sex chat scandal"

In one of the rare incidents in the world of diplomacy, a Bangladeshi diplomat posted in Kolkata has been recalled on charges of an alleged “sex chat scandal”.

"A video was sent to our official Facebook account through messenger a few days ago. We came to know from that video that the diplomat was involved in an obscene chat with a woman," according to Toufique Hasan, Bangladesh deputy high commissioner in Kolkata.

After a preliminary inquiry, the diplomat -- Muhammad Saniul Kader, the first secretary (political) posted in Bangladesh Deputy High Commission -- was sent to Dhaka. "This is a very sensitive issue. The official was sent back to Dhaka within 24 hours after the matter came to light," Hasan said.


The diplomat left India and entered Bangladesh through the Benapole border on January 19. On January 16 the woman accessed the Facebook page of the high commission and shared the WhatsApp chats and videos of the diplomat, sources said, adding, “She sent the evidence through the messenger of the Facebook page.”

The matter was immediately communicated to the Bangladesh foreign ministry. “The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry informed the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka. The PMO took the matter seriously as the issue was very sensitive and asked the ministry to withdraw him immediately,” according to one of the above-mentioned sources.

1. The diplomat claimed that the video had been “superimposed”. Kader was posted at the Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata about a year back. He is an officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service.

While over the years diplomats in various parts of the world have been recalled on charges of "sex scandals", this may have been the first such incident of a diplomat being recalled on "sex chat scandal".