Disgraced former state minister for information and broadcasting Md Murad Hassan has left the country for Canada, an official at the immigration of Dhaka airport said.
An Emirates flight carrying Murad and 399 other passengers took off for Canada from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:20am on Friday.
Earlier, Murad entered the VIP terminal of the airport around 9:15pm on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Murad Hassan quit the cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his offensive and indecent remarks on women.
Murad had been under increasing criticism by various quarters for his disrespectful remarks on women in an interview on social media.
Several audios and videos containing indecent remarks by Murad also went viral on social media during the last few days.
