PM leaves NY for London
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday left New York for London after winding up her eight-day official visit to the USA to attend the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
A British Airways flight carrying the PM and members of her entourage departed John F Kennedy International Airport yesterday morning.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA M Ziauddin and Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN AK Abdul Momen saw the PM off at the airport.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Abdul Hannan will receive the premier at the Heathrow International Airport.
From there, Hasina will be taken to Hotel Claridge's where she will be staying during her brief tour to London.
On Friday afternoon, the PM will be accorded a community reception at a London hotel.
She will leave London for home by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8:35pm London time.
The PM is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 1:30pm on Saturday after making a short stopover at Sylhet Osmani International Airport.
During her stay in New York, Hasina delivered speech in Bangla in the general debate of 70th session of the UNGA on September 30. She received the prestigious "Champions of the Earth Award" from Executive Director of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Achim Steiner on September 27.
She also received the "ICT Sustainable Development Award" from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary General Houlinzhao on September 26.
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