Team-mates Juan Gomez, Mike MacDonald and fellow Samoan Fosi Pala'amo have suffered the same problems, with the latter two still waiting to be allowed back into the country.
It is here, some 300 kilometers north of the Bangladeshi capital, that in the 6th century, the Pala Emperor Dharmapala built what is the second largest monastery south of the Himalayas.
The complications involving Pala'amo and MacDonald have dealt the club a blow with the new season less than a week away, but there is some good news which could pave the way for a resolution.