Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Former interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus has received protocol and security assistance from the Bangladesh Consulate in New York to travel to another US state after being harassed at John F Kennedy International Airport.

Bangladesh Embassy in Washington and Consulate General in New York have formally asked US authorities to take action over the incident, Consul General Mozammel Haque told bdnews24.com on Thursday.

Mozammel said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had sent him a message through the appropriate authorities at some point after the incident, asking him to arrange protocol and security for Yunus.

"He wanted to go to another state. I personally drove Dr Yunus and his companion there," Haque said.

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