Former Bangladeshi lawmaker Golam Faruk Abhi, who has lived in Canada for over 23 years, remains unable to return home as his travel permit application awaits approval from the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa. Despite applying more than a week ago, no decision has been made, raising questions about the delay. Abhi, once the youngest member of the Seventh Parliament and a former student leader, left Bangladesh in 2002 amid political turmoil and multiple legal cases. His passport expired in 2006, and repeated attempts to renew it or obtain a travel document have failed, even after a 2013 High Court directive ordering the government to issue one. Following the recent political changes in Bangladesh, speculation has grown about his possible return and participation in upcoming elections. Supporters in his Barishal-2 constituency remain hopeful, though Abhi says his immediate goal is simply to return home, expressing frustration over bureaucratic obstacles to his constitutional right to repatriation.