PM leaves Abu Dhabi for home

Publish: 9:09 PM, March 12, 2022 | Update: 9:09 PM, March 12, 2022

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday left for home wrapping up her five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the PM and her entourage departed from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 5:55 pm local time.

Hasina arrived here on March 7 at the invitation of UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the ruler of Dubai.

During this visit, she had a bilateral meeting with the UAE prime minister. Four MoUs were signed between Bangladesh and the UAE to boost bilateral cooperation.

Besides, another MoU was signed between the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Dubai International Chamber to establish a Joint Business Council between the two countries.

Hasina also visited Expo 2020 Dubai at Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) and joined a high-level panel discussion titled ‘Redefining the Future of Women’ arranged on the occasion of International Women’s Day there.

She visited Bangladesh Pavilion and UAE Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai.

The PM attended a civic reception hosted in her honour on the occasion of her visit to the UAE.

She also laid the foundation stone of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Building of Bangladesh English Private School and College at Ras Al Khaima.

Hasina joined a business forum jointly arranged by business communities of UAE and Bangladesh at the DP World pavillion of the Expo 2020 Dubai.