PM arrives in London to join CHOGM

LONDON, Apr 17 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here in the early hours of Tuesday on a six-day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) to join the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

A special aircraft of the Saudi government carrying the prime minister and her entourage landed at Luton Airport in London at12:40am (local time).

British Prime Minister Theresa May's representative Neil Holland and Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Nazmul Qaunine received Sheikh Hasina at the airport.

From the airport, the prime minister, in a ceremonial motorcade, was taken to Claridge's Hotel Limited in London where she will stay during her visit to the UK.