Md. Shahidul Haque, from Antalya, Turkiye.

Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman has left Turkiye for Dhaka after attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

Today, Thursday (12 November 2026), at 4:30 pm local time, he departed from Antalya Airport on a regular Turkish Airlines flight. After a transit at Istanbul Airport, he will leave for Dhaka on another Turkish Airlines flight at 7:30 pm local time.

At Antalya Airport, Senior Ambassador Subutay Yüksel, a high-ranking official of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw off Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

He is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 6:00 am Bangladesh time tomorrow, Friday (13 November). Earlier, on Tuesday (10 November), the Prime Minister arrived in Antalya, Turkiye on a three-day official visit. During the visit, besides attending the COP31 summit, he held bilateral meetings and courtesy calls with heads of state and government of various countries and top representatives of international organisations.

In addition to participating in various programmes of the conference, the Prime Minister also visited the Bangladesh Pavilion and the exhibition of environment-friendly jute products set up in the Green Zone. Issues such as tackling the impacts of climate change, climate finance, international cooperation and strengthening Bangladesh's bilateral relations were given priority during the visit.