BSS: Dhaka, Sept-25,
Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina left New York for Washington DC this morning wrapping up her weeklong
official visit to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the
UN Headquarters and high voltage side events.
"A VVIP chartered
flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage
members departed John F Kennedy International Airport in New York for
Washington DC at 9:15 am (local time)," Prime Minister's Press Secretary
Ihsanul Karim told BSS.
The aircraft is
expected to land at the Dallas
International Airport in Washington DC at 10:15am local time.
Bangladesh Permanent
Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Rabab Fatima saw the
premier off at the airport while Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA M Shahidul
Islam is expected to receive the prime minister at the Dallas International
Airport .
The Prime Minister
reached New York on September 19 after a two-day stopover in Helsinki, the
Finish capital.
During her stay in New
York, Sheikh Hasina addressed the general debate of the 76th session of the
United Nations General Assembly. She delivered her speech in Bangla on
September 24 following Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
From September 19 to
24, Sheikh Hasina attended several high-level and close-door meetings and
bilateral talks with heads of governments and states and organisations.
She planted a tree and
inaugurated a bench at the UN Gardens in North Lawn of the UN Headquarters in
honour of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on September
20 marking his birth centenary.
The Prime Minister is
scheduled to return home on October 1.
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