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Shafik Rehman barred from going abroad

The immigration police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport barred noted journalist Shafik Rehman on his way to the United Kingdom on Thursday.He was scheduled to fly to the UK by a Turkish Airlines to see his wife, who is undergoing treatment in London.Shafik was arrested on April 16 last year for allegedly plotting to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Later, he secured bail from court and was released in September last year.