Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has explained his “living in heaven” comments that sparked outrage, as Bangladeshis are currently going through hardship due to skyrocketing prices of commodities, mostly fuel oils. People in Bangladesh are “living a life as if in heaven”, compared to the rest of the world hit by the economic crisis, Momen said at an event in Sylhet on Friday, reports bdnews24.com. As his comments sparked anger on social media, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader warned members of the ruling party against “flaunting” powers, asking them to conduct themselves judiciously amid the ongoing economic crisis. Momen said at another programme in the city on Saturday that the media “tried to twist” his remarks and “published the opposite” of what he said. “I said ‘in comparison to other countries’, and you [journalists] wrote everywhere that ‘living in heaven’.

Source: bd News24 August 13, 2022 20:47 UTC