After a slight decrease from severe levels, the mercury is hovering around 40 degrees Celsius in most regions
Azam Sarker, recalled on Saturday, had been replaced by the foreign ministry’s Director General M Nazrul Islam, he said.
“There was no option but to bring him back. He was given warnings before. But he couldn’t improve the situation,” Ali told reporters at a news briefing on Sunday.
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque said the envoy had been instructed to return as he was not being able to operate the mission in Beirut ‘properly’.