PM leaves home for tri-nation tour

Secretariat Correspondent:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left home on her 12-day tri-nation tour on Tuesday morning with Japan being her first destination to be followed by Saudi Arabia and Finland.

In the first tour in Japan from May 28 to 31, the premier will address the 25th International Conference on Future Asia, hold a number of bilateral talks including with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and attend a signing ceremony.

Sheikh Hasina will join a Bangladeshi community reception to be hosted in her honour, meet with the family members of the Japanese victims of the Holey Artisan attack and Japanese business leaders.

Concluding the Japan visit, Sheikh Hasina will leave Tokyo for Jeddah where she will stay till June 3.

During her stay in Saudi Arabia, the premier attend the opening ceremony of the 14th session of the OIC’s (Organisation of Islamic Conference’s) Islamic Summit titled “Makkah Summit: Together for the Future” in Makkah on May 31.

The premier will perform Umrah.

Upon completion of the Saudi Arabia visit, Sheikh Hasina will depart Jeddah for Helsinki, Finland on June 3 where she will pay a courtesy call on president of Finland on June 4.

On June 7, the Prime Minister will leave Helsinki for Dhaka at 6.35pm (Finland time) by Finair.

The premier is likely to return home on June 7.


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