Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Scotland on Sunday as she embarked on a two-week visit to the United Kingdom and France to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and other events.
A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, landed at Glasgow International Airport here at 2:55pm (local time). Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem received the Prime Minister at the airport.
Earlier, the aircraft took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 9:12 am.
During the visit, Sheikh Hasina will also attend the Bangladesh Investment Summit and hand over ‘Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy’.
Besides, she will hold bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron apart from other heads of state and government.
The Prime Minister will also hold a meeting with the UK’s Prince Charles during her visit.
Sheikh Hasina will stay in Scotland before leaving for London on November 03. Then she will leave London for Paris on November 09. The Prime Minister is expected to return home on November 14.
During her stay in Scotland, the PM will address the key segment of the COP26 apart from joining the opening ceremony on November 1 and will hold a bilateral meeting with her British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on November 02.
She will also have meetings with other leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commonwealth Secretary General Particia Scotland and Bill Gates there.
Besides, Sheikh Hasina will attend different events there, including a joint meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)-Commonwealth High Level Panel Discussion on Climate Prosperity Partnership and meetings on “Action and Solidarity-the critical decade” (at the invitation of her British counterpart Boris Johnson), “Women and Climate Change,” “Forging a CVF COP 26 Climate Emergency Pact” and “A Bangladesh Vision for Global Climate Prosperity.”
During her stay in London, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the “Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021: Building Sustainable Growth Partnerships” on November 4.
Besides, she will visit Westminster, have a courtesy call with British Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, unveil the cover of two publications titled ‘Secret Documents’ (Vol i-ix) and ‘Mujib & Introduction’ and inaugurate an art exhibition titled “Bangabandhu and Britain: A Centenary Collection.”
Hasina will also inaugurate the newly-expanded portion of Bangladesh High Commission and Bangabandhu Lounge there.
During her stay in Paris, she will sit in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace and a bilateral meeting with French Prime Minister Jean Castex on November 09.
Besides, she will attend the inaugural session of the 75th Founding anniversary of Unesco, the Paris Peace Forum, the “Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy” awarding ceremony at the Unesco Headquarters, a high-level panel discussion on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, and some other events there.
The Prime Minister will also attend three civic receptions to be accorded to her by the Bangladeshi community living in Scotland, London and Paris.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid are accompanying the Prime Minister.
Source: United News of Bangladesh