Bangladesh Missions abroad have been following an unofficial "zero portrait" policy for months, removing portraits of President Mohammed Shahabuddin and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, despite no formal written instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A senior diplomat explained that this practice started after changes on August 5, with the removal of Hasina's portrait, followed by Zoom meetings with mission heads. The absence of portraits at the Ministry signaled to missions to do the same. A senior Foreign Ministry official confirmed the policy was communicated verbally, without formal documentation.
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