It's unfair, discriminatory: Momen on UK's Covid-19 red-listing of Bangladesh

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh's call to remove it from red-listed countries with travel restrictions terming UK's decision unfair and discriminatory.

"It's unfair and it's discrimination," he said while talking to journalists at his office today.

Referring to the sufferings of more than 7,000 British-Bangladeshis currently stranded in Bangladesh, the foreign minister said the UK government is doing disservice to its own citizens.

He said the UK government argued that the vaccination rate is low in Bangladesh but Bangladesh says the UK is allowing people from other countries having lower vaccination rate.

Responding to a question, Dr Momen said Bangladesh has lined up for 24 crore vaccine doses, and over 2.22 crore people have already been vaccinated.