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Swiss President arrives in city

He will visit Rohingya camps


Monday, 5 February 2018



A red carpet was rolled out as the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset arrived in city on a four-day official visit yesterday, the first official visit by any Swiss president to Bangladesh, reports UNB.
President Abdul Hamid received his Swiss counterpart as he arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by an aircraft of Swiss Air Force at 1:14 pm.
The Swiss President will visit Savar National Mausoleum today (Monday) to pay homage to Liberation War martyrs.
President Berset will visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday and listen to stories of tortures from Rohingyas.