, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has started implementing the government's decision to drop "Honourable" and other honorifics before his title in official communications and documents from his own office.

The Prime Minister's Office began the process on Thursday of removing the word "Honourable" from files, documents and other official communications relating to the Prime Minister, a Cabinet Division official said, wishing to remain anonymous.

The Cabinet Division issued a circular on Wednesday directing that no honorific such as "Honourable", "His Excellency" or any other form of respectful address be used before the titles of the President, Prime Minister, ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers in official communic...