Bangladesh wants to work with WHO without Saima Wazed 

The government has sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) wishing to work directly with it without Saima Wazed.

Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir disclosed this at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy on Wednesday.

“Incumbent WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Putul is dysfunctional right now. She has been implicated in several criminal cases and financial crimes,” he said.

Saima Wazed is a member of the family of the fallen autocrat and it is in question whether she would give her best for the country, he said.

Responding to a query, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said it is an ethical issue as Saima Wazed was implicated in some financial crimes, while her bank accounts were frozen here.

He said the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has been investing her crimes and therefore, working with her is not possible.