Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen have tested positive for Covid-19.

According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they are doing fine and are in isolation.

Both of them were scheduled to leave for Nigeria on Wednesday morning to attend the 47th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM).

The planned visit was cancelled as they got the Covid-19 test reports on Tuesday.

They went for Covid-19 test as per rules before travelling abroad. 

The foreign minister and secretary are now maintaining quarantine following health guidelines, said the ministry sources. 

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold the meeting on the theme “United against Terrorism for Peace and Development” on November 27-28.

The OIC will discuss ways to raise funds for supporting the Rohingya case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the meeting.

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