PM leaves for UAE
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Abu Dhabi this (Saturday) morning on a 3-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at further boosting Bangladesh’s bilateral ties with the Middle Eastern nation and increasing manpower export. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the PM and members of her entourage took off from Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at 8:30am. Ministers, high civil and military officials saw the Prime Minister off at the Airport. The flight is expected to reach Abu Dhabi International Airport at 11:30am (UAE standard time). During the 3-day bilateral tour to the UAE, PM Hasina is scheduled to hold meetings with Mother of the Nation Sheikh Fatima, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday (Oct 26), according to foreign ministry sources. Sheikh Hasina will also attend a reception of Bangladeshi community in Abu Dhabi. On October 27, she will fly to Dubai to hold a meeting with Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. After holding the meeting, the Prime Minister will fly to Ras al-Khaimah (RAK) for holding meeting with its ruler Sheikh Saud Bin Aaqr Al Qasimi. Before that she will attend a luncheon hosted by the ruler of RAK, according to a news agency.