Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said that anyone can be dropped from PM’s entourage due to Covid-19 precautions.
She said: "Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen did not accompany Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her India visit citing “illness”.
Talking to reporters, she said that before meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina or attending Parliament sessions, they are always anxious over Covid-19 tests – wondering whether they will test positive.
“We are now in such a situation (due to Covid-19),” Dipu Moni added.
At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh PM Hasina is on a state visit to New Delhi from today to September 8.
Foreign Minister Momen briefed the media on Sunday afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in detail about PM’s India visit and was scheduled to accompany her.
Hasina, now in New Delhi, is visiting India after three years. The visit is significant for both Bangladesh and India, said the government of Bangladesh.
