The country is running without top leaders, including the president and the prime minister, as all of them are on foreign trips.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been in London to attend a nutrition conference since August 11. She is expected to return at 8:40am today.
Hasina visited London on July 25-29 to attend the opening ceremony of Olympic Games 2012.
President Zillur Rahman left for Saudi Arabia around 12:15am yesterday to attend the 4th Extraordinary Session of Islamic Summit in Makkah. He will come back on August 17.
Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia has been in Saudi Arabia since August 8 to perform umrah.
Jatiya Party Chairman and former president HM Ershad also left for New Delhi yesterday on invitation of Indian government.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, a frequent traveller, is going to Saudi Arabia to join the president’s delegation after visiting London with the prime minister.
Other key political figures and ministers, including Syed Ashraful Islam, are also abroad for the last several days.
-With The Daily Star input
