Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in the United Kingdom, has undergone an eye surgery at a London hospital on Monday (Jul 23), reports BSS.
“The prime minister underwent the operation in her left eye at a hospital in the British capital on Monday afternoon,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told the state news agency.
Hasina, he said, is doing well after the surgery.
The press secretary said the prime minister digitally cleared a number of urgent files from the British capital.
“The prime minister disposed of a number of important electronic files (e-files) after reaching London on Jul 19,” he said.
Ihsanul said the prime minister is also monitoring Bangladesh’s flood situation round the clock and giving necessary directives to the ministers and officials concerned in this regard.
Hasina went to London on Jul 19 to attend Bangladeshi envoys’ conference and other programmes.
The prime minister is expected to return home on Aug 5, the press secretary added.