PM leaves London for Dhaka

PM Sheikh Hasina

London, Oct 4 -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday left London for Dhaka after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the US and UK. 

A commercial flight (BG-208) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister's entourage departed from the London Heathrow Airport around 9:10 pm (London time) on Tuesday. 

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem saw the premier off at the airport. 

The flight will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka around 12:30 pm (Bangladesh time) on Wednesday. 

The prime minister reached London from Washington DC on September 30 via a British Airways flight. 

In London, from September 30 to October 3, Sheikh Hasina attended reception hosted by the Bangladeshi community and held several courtesy calls with some dignitaries, including a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) led by Rushanara Ali, MP, chair of APPG on Bangladesh and Rohingya and the UK shadow minister for investment and small business. 

During her stay in New York from September 17-22, the premier attended the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events. 

In Washington DC from September 23-29, Sheikh Hasina attended a reception accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States and visited the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC. - UNB