Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya left for Thailand Monday afternoon to attend an international conference on disaster management there, the ministry's public relations officer Omar Faruk Dewan said, reports bdnews24.com.
Maya has faced criticism since his claim that none of his family were involved in the Narayanganj multiple murders.
His son-in-law former Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mohammad, a former RAB officer, was arrested earlier this week for his suspected involvement with the murders.
A joint secretary of the ministry has accompanied Maya in the visit. He is expected to return on May 22.
He did not attend Monday's cabinet meeting for the third consecutive time.
Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said Maya informed them earlier of his absence.
On how many cabinet meetings a minister can skip, Bhuiyan said there is no hard and fast rule on that.
Maya did not give any prior information about his absence in two earlier meetings.
Seven men, including Narayanganj City Councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar, were abducted from Narayanganj city on April 27.
Their bodies were found floating in the Sitalakhyya River three days later.
Maya off to Thailand
FE Team | Published: May 20, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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