Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam have prayed for the ‘quick recovery’ of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee who is in hospital with Covid-19.
The foreign ministry said in a message sent to Mukherjee's office, Dr Momen described him as a great friend of Bangladesh.
Dr Momen said he had the opportunity to meet Mukherjee when he was a Minister during 1973-1974.
He said he had visited Mukherjee's official residence with his wife and invited him to join Bangabandhu's birth centenary celebrations during his visit to India last year, his first overseas visit after becoming the foreign minister.
“I expect he will soon visit Bangladesh after recovering quickly,” he said.
Shahriar Alam also prayed for speedy recovery of the former President of India in a tweet.
Pranab Mukherjee was the first Indian MP who initiated a discussion at the Indian parliament, Rajya Sabha, on June 15 in 1971 and suggested India to accord recognition to the Bangladesh government in exile.
The Awami League government recognised his role with an award when he was the President of India between 2012 and 2017.
