Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for tri-nation tour
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka this morning on a 15-day official tour to Japan, the USA and the UK.
“A special chartered VVIP flight (BG1403) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members departed from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:45am,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said.
Several cabinet ministers, cabinet secretary, chiefs of the three services, inspector general of police and head of the diplomatic corps were present at the airport to see the Premier off.
The flight is scheduled to arrive in the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 5:00pm (local time) where she will be received by TAKEI Shunsuke, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed.
At the airport, a red carpet will be rolled out in honour of the Prime Minister while she will also be given static guard of honour.
A ceremonial motorcade with a 30 minutes ride on road will take her to the Akasaka Palace of Residence, Tokyo where she will stay during her Japan visit.
Dhaka is expected to sign around eight deals with Tokyo in the visit.
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