File photo of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe minister was talking to reporters after attending a program at a hotel in Dhaka on SaturdayThe repatriation of around 171 Bangladeshi nationals stuck in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak that claimed 722 lives until Saturday, will not be possible currently, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. The Biman crew members who brought back some 312 Bangladeshis from China are now in effect barred from flying to other countries," he said. Momen went on to say: "Only a Chinese chartered flight could return them. The minister was talking to reporters after attending a program at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday. The foreign minister made the disclosure just five days after Cabinet Secretary KhandakerAnwarul Islam informed the media that around 171 Bangladeshis would be flown out of Wuhan upon clearance from Chinese authorities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2020 15:11 UTC