A spokesman for the foreign ministry, narrating the latest situation on deportation of Mohiuddin, said the former army officer appealed to the court on March 30 for a retrial of his deportation case.

The judges will sit for a panel discussion within a day or two upon the appeal. They will take decision if the hearing of the case will be held or not.

"The matter will be time-consuming for final settlement if the petition of Mohiuddin Ahmed is approved and hearing held again. And if the panel of judges turns down the petition, there will be no bar to resume the deportation process," the spokesman said.

Bangladesh embassy in Washington and the consulate in Los Angels are keeping contact with the authorities concerned in the United States.

Mohiuddin, 60, was arrested in Southern California in the United States on March 13. He became fugitive after a judge in the 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco rejected his petition to review the immigration case, allowing the deportation order to stand.