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PM mourns death of freedom fighter Golam Hasnain
Prime Minister and Awami League Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Advocate Golam Hasnain, one of the members of the Constitution formulation committee, and former member of Gano Parishad.
She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
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Ekhushey Padak winning Golam Hasnain was one of the organisers of the Liberation War and a former president of Pabna district Awami League.
Golam Hasnain breathed his last at about 5am Saturday at his own home. He was 92. He is survived his two sons and two daughters.
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Meanwhile, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Advocate Golam Hasnain.
Bangladesh-India relations scale newer heights: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the relations between Bangladesh and India have reached a new level. The Prime Minister said this when Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
Also read: Grab investment opportunities in Bangladesh, PM Hasina to global investors Karim said both the Prime Minister and the envoy discussed issues relating to the enhancement of trade and commerce between the two neighbouring countries. In this connection, Hasina put emphasis on the resumption of Akhaura-Agartala rail line to boost connectivity and trade as everything is there for the rail communication. Doraiswami informed the Prime Minister that the Indian President will visit Bangladesh to join the Victory Day celebrations coinciding the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of the Independence. “This is a special year, a year when the Indian President and the Prime Minister are visiting Bangladesh. For India, Bangladesh is a very dear country,” he said. The Indian envoy mentioned that they will showcase the Bangladesh-India relations to demonstrate a good framework of ties. The officials of the two countries are working on finalising the Indian President’s tour. Hasina said there is significant progress in trade, business and tourism between the two countries and now they have to remain cautious to tackle the Covid-19.
Also read: Sheikh Mujib a champion of human rights, freedom: Modi Doraiswami thanked Hasina for helping his country by providing medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. He handed over a very rare photograph of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman where he was seen taking one security man to his home for having lunch with him in 1972. He also handed over a pen drive containing some audios and videos alongside some newspaper clippings. The Prime Minister recalled that they had passed horrible days in December 1971 under the captivity of the Pakistani occupation forces but when India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent country it was a great message for them. Ambassador at Large Md Ziauddin and Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus were also present.
Grab investment opportunities in Bangladesh, PM Hasina to global investors
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the investors from across the world to invest in Bangladesh, making the best use of the opportunities the government is offering for foreign investment.
“I believe investors will be able to learn more about the potential of different investment sectors in Bangladesh through this conference. New markets will particularly be created for Bangladeshi products, and Bangladesh will be able to attract the desired investment,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing the inaugural session of the two- day International Investment Summit 2021 organised by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel to brand new Bangladesh among investors from around the world.
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She joined the programme virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.
Hasina said the government has identified 11 potential investment sectors, including infrastructure, capital markets, financial services, information technology, electronics manufacturing, leather, automotive and light engineering, agro-products and food processing, healthcare and medicine, jute textiles, and blue economy.
The Prime Minister mentioned that Awami League got people’s verdict for three consecutive times since 2008.
She said the importance of Bangladesh in terms of political stability, creation of a skilled workforce, liberal investment policy through attractive incentives, and geographical position between the huge markets of South and Southeast Asia is increasing day by day. “More than 60 percent of foreign direct investment is coming through reinvestment.”
Hasina said the government has formulated sector-wise industrial development policies along with National Industrial Policy, passed the Labor (Amendment) Act, 2018, considering environmental protection in taking up every project, automating bond management for the growth of the export-oriented industry.
The Prime Minister also said the government has built 39 high-tech parks and are building 100 economic zones in phases. “We’ve received investment proposals of US$27.07 billion in the economic zones.”
She mentioned that the government is building 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City' in Mirsarai, Sonagazi, and Sitakunda upazilas while the Japanese Economic Zone in Araihazar has already counted investment proposals US$1 billion.
Currently, about US$30 billion investment proposal is awaiting implementation in 79 PPP projects, she said, adding that the government has enacted the ‘Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Act, 2016’ and established the Investment Development Authority.
Hasina said the government has been working since 2019 to provide 154 investment services of 35 companies online through One-Stop Service.“We prioritize economic diplomacy and work towards concluding Bilateral and Regional Preferential Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreements, and Integrated Economic Partnership Agreements. We signed a PTA with Bhutan.”
She said Bangladesh is getting unilateral duty-free export facilities to 38 countries of the world and Avoidance of Double Taxation agreements are in force with 36 countries. “We’re working closely with various trade alliances.”
Hasina went on saying, “We’re preparing to reap maximum benefits from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) by creating a skilled workforce with state-of-the-art technology. We aim to export US$5 billion worth of IT products by 2025.”
She also mentioned Bangladesh has 'Bangabandhu Satellite-1' in space and the construction work of the Padma bridge is nearing completion with its own funds.
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Hasina also said construction of Metrorail and Expressway in Dhaka and third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Regional Airport at Syedpur, another international airport in Cox's Bazar, Karnaphuli Tunnel in Chattogram, and deep seaport at Matarbari and Payra are going on in full swing. “We’ve given an incentive of Tk 187,000 crore to counter the externalities of the Corona pandemic.”
Hasina said Bangladesh has emerged from a least developed to a developing country. The size of its economy is now US$411 billion, foreign exchange reserves are US$48 billion, per capita income is US$2,554.
“We have adopted the second perspective plan for the implementation of Vision-2041. We are also implementing 'Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100',” she added.
Prime minister's advisor Salman Fazlur Rahman MP, Saudi Arabia's minister for transport and logistics minister Engineer Saleh Nasser A Al-Jasser and FBCCI president Md Jashim Uddin and BIDA Executive Chairman Md Sirazul Islam also spoke at the programme.
Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki read out the written message of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs HONDA Taro.
A Thematic video titled ‘Bangladesh: Discover limitless Opportunities’ was screened at the programme.
The Prime Minister also unveiled the publication of the Summit.
The summit will have 14 separate sessions, of which 11 will be dedicated to different sectors that include the blue economy, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, transport and logistics, capital market, power and energy, the fourth industrial revolution, financial services, agribusiness, leather and leather goods, apparel, electrical and electronics manufacturing.
President,PM pay homage to martyred members of Armed Forces
President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid homage to the martyred members of the Armed Forces on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2021.
The President, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and the Prime Minister separately placed wreaths at the altar of Shikha Anirban (flame eternal) at Dhaka Cantonment in the morning.
They stood there in solemn silence for a while as a mark of respect to memories of the martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice during the War of Liberation in 1971.
A smartly-turned out contingent drawn from Army, Navy and Air Force presented a guard of honour at that time, while bugle played the last post.
Later, the President and the Prime Minister, also in-charge of the Ministry of Defence, signed the visitor’s book kept on the premises of Shikha Anirban.
Earlier on her arrival at Shikha Anirban, the Prime Minister was received by Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman.
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After the wreath-placing ceremony, the Prime Minister went to the Armed Forces Division (AFD) where PM’s security affairs adviser Major General (rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique and chiefs of the three services made a courtesy call on her.
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On this day in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force, came into being and launched an all-out attack on the Pakistani occupation forces which sped up the victory in the Liberation War.
Since the independence of the country, this historic day is being observed as the Armed Forces Day every year.
UK MoS calls on PM, finds common ground on issues
The United Kingdom has expressed its keenness to work on alternative energy with Bangladesh.
UK Minister of State for South Asia, the United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon expressed the desire when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the reporters after the call-on.
He said that during the meeting both also discussed various issues like climate, British-Bangladesh trade and the Rohingya issue.
Emphasizing on green energy, the UK state minister said that the region has a great potential of green energy as Nepal and Bhutan have hydroelectricity.
He also said hydroelectricity can be distributed through establishing a regional grid.
“We are working on it,” the Prime Minister replied.
As Tariq Ahmad stressed the need for solar energy, Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh has so far given 6.5 million solar connections.
About the Rohingya issue, Ahmad said that they want the Rohingyas to return to their homeland in Myanmar from Bangladesh.
He mentioned that he met many Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and said they highly lauded Bangladesh’s Prime Minister and the present government.
The UK minister said that Rohingyas blamed their men for causing trouble in their camps, quoting them as saying he added: “No Bangladeshi is responsible for causing trouble in the camps."
Sheikh Hasina told the UK minister that some Rohingyas have been shifted to Bhasan Char.
The Prime Minister said that her government has taken measures to give them jobs, proper education and training to make them skilled as they will not be considered a burden when they are sent back to their homeland.
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She called upon the international agencies to work for the Rohingyas upon taking them back to Myanmar.
Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus and the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson, were present.
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PM returns home Sunday ending 2-week foreign tour
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home on Sunday morning, wrapping up her two-week visit to the United Kingdoms and France.
She left the French capital, Paris, by a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 4:20pm (local time) on Saturday. Bangladesh Ambassador to France Khandaker Mohammad Talha saw her off at De Gaulle International Airport in Paris.
She was given static guard of honour by 21 guards while walking through the red carpet before boarding on the plane.
The flight is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:00am on Sunday.
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On October 31, the Prime Minister left Dhaka for Scotland on the foreign visit to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) at Glasgow in Scotland, and Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021 in London and handover the first ‘Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy’ in Paris.
During the tour, Hasina had meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, French Prime Minister Jean Castex, French Prime Minister Jean Castex, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other heads of state or government.
Besides, she had meetings with UK's Prince Charles, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Commonwealth Secretary General Particia Scotland, Bill Gates, as well as other important dignitaries from different organisations and business bodies.
The Prime Minister left Scotland for London on November 03 and then went to Paris on November 09.
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In London, the Prime Minister inaugurated the “Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021: Building Sustainable Growth Partnerships” and Roadshow on November 4.
During her stay in Paris, she also attended the inaugural session of the 75th Founding anniversary of Unesco and the Paris Peace Forum.
Hasina joined three civic receptions accorded to her by the Bangladeshi community living in Scotland, London and Paris.
South-South cooperation: Hasina for setting up ‘Knowledge Centre’ in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sought international support for setting up a ‘South-South Knowledge and Innovation Centre’ in Bangladesh to act as a platform of technological solutions to development challenges in the Global South.
“In 2019, Bangladesh offered to set up a ‘South-South Knowledge and Innovation Centre’. It would ideally serve as a platform for co-creating technological solutions to development challenges in the South. I urge the UN, G20 and OECD to consider investing in such forward-looking proposals,” she said.
The Prime Minister made the call while addressing the 4th Edition of Paris Peace Forum at Grande Halle de la Villette here.
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“On the home front, as Bangladesh graduates from the LDC status, we aim to work on setting up our own platform for international economic and technical cooperation. The platform will help coordinate and expand the work of our value-based diplomacy, and the multiple ways it contributes to international development, peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said many developed countries still fall behind their internationally agreed development commitments. “For them (developed countries), supporting South-South development cooperation programmes can be one way of realizing their own commitments,” she said.
Hasina said Bangladesh has always taken up the cause of the world’s least developed countries. “We’re now serving as the voice of climate vulnerable countries. Our commitment to the Global South is a long-standing and proven one,” she added.
The PM noted that the idea of South-South cooperation is for more than four decades. It has found its place in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. South-South cooperation initiatives have been on the rise in recent years. Many of them stand out for their creative development solutions, she said.
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But South-South cooperation tends to take a backseat in international development discourse. It has been hard to change the traditional thinking and narratives around international development cooperation, she said.
“As such, many potential South-South cooperation projects remain under-funded. The idea of triangular cooperation has not lived up to its potential. This gap needs to be addressed. There’re some compelling reasons for that,” the PM added.
Hasina said a good number of homegrown development solutions are already available in the Global South. With additional financing, many of these solutions can be implemented and scaled up across other developing countries. “This can help avoid re-invent the solution in the name of technical assistance,” she said.
Hasina said there are better chances for South-South cooperation to respond directly to national development priorities. The financing and technological support of the North can help enhance the transparency and cost-effectiveness of South-South cooperation programmes, she added.
“We now witness an uneven response to globalization around the world. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve seen the international governance system failing millions of people in the Global South. The huge gap in access to vaccines and treatments is only too telling,” she noted.
The Prime Minister said a number of developing countries like Bangladesh have the capacity to ensure vaccine equity and quality. “We need support with technical know-how or TRIPS waiver to go into large-scale vaccine production for sharing vaccines with the rest of the world,” Hasina said.
“From Bangladesh, we’ve been reaching out to a number of our friendly countries with emergency medical supplies and other provisions during the pandemic. In one case, we sent out our trained workforce to administer the vaccines,” she said.
She said Bangladesh has been working on sharing its own development experience with other countries for many years now.
“Our achievements in agriculture, community healthcare, non-formal education, reproductive health, disaster management and micro-finance have reached out in other parts of the world. Building on our work in the last twenty years, we’ve offered to engage in humanitarian assistance for the brotherly Afghan people under UN initiatives,” the PM said.
“We’ve also been contributing to human resource development over the years for some of our neighbouring countries,” Hasina said.
With UNDP’s support, Bangladesh’s work on community-level digital services and public service innovations is being shared with a number of countries in the Global South. “Some of our climate adaptation methods are gaining increased attention in the North,” she said.
PM leaves London for Paris
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left London on Tuesday morning for Paris to attend the 75th Anniversary of UNESCO and distribute the first-ever UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for Creative Economy.
During the Paris tour, Sheikh Hasina will also have meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and French Prime Minister Jean Castex.
"A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage left Heathrow International Airport at 9:24am (local time),” PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United Kingdom Saida Tasneem Muna saw her off at the airport.
Earlier Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Bangladesh Awami League, talked to her party leaders and activists from the expatriate community, who came to her place of residence --Claridge’s Hotel-- in London to see off her, said Ihsanul Karim.
The PM told them that she could not meet all physically due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation and she would do that when the situation becomes normal.
The aircraft will land at De Gaulle International Airport at 11:15am local time, where Bangladesh Ambassador Khandaker Mohammad Talha will receive her.
Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be given a warm reception at Elysee Palace, the official residence of French President Emmanuel Macron, when she arrives there.
The French President would receive the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina upon her arrival at the palace.
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A red carpet will be rolled out there to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while the Presidential guard will also give a salute to her.
Both the Bangladesh Prime Minister and the French President will have a tete-a-tete followed by witnessing the signing of MoUs/TCA/TA.
Hasina will also join a launch to be hosted by Emmanuel Macron and visit the Guard of Honor to be given by the Republican Guard at the Elysee Palace.
Later, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go to the Matignon, the official residence of the French Prime Minister.
Upon her arrival at the Matignon, French Prime Minister Jean Castex would receive and welcome her with a bouquet of flowers.
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On November 10, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and Dassault Aviation president Eric Trappier, Thales president Patrice Caine will call on her at her place of residence.
She will have a meeting with the French business organisation MEDEF’s high-profile delegate.
French Minister Florence Parly will also meet her.
Later in the afternoon, she will visit the French Senate where she will receive an official reception during the ongoing Senate Session.
On November 11, Sheikh Hasina will attend the Paris Peace Forum.
Later, she will go to attend the Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy at Unesco Headquarters. From there she will go to Elysee Palace to attend the dinner to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in honour of her.
On November 12, Sheikh Hasina will go to the Paris Peace Forum and attend a high-level panel discussion on South-South and Triangular Cooperation.
Later she will go to the Unesco Headquarters to attend the inaugural session of the 75th Founding anniversary of Unesco and she will deliver her speech there.
She will participate in the dinner to be hosted by Unesco director general Audrey Azoulay in honour of the head of the governments and states.
On November 13, Sheikh Hasina will attend a civic reception to be accorded to her by the expatriate Bangladeshis living there.
At 4pm (local time), she will depart De Gaulle International Airport by a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and land at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at 10 am (local time) on November 14.
Earlier, on November 3, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, from Glasgow after attending the World Leaders Summit at the COP26 and other events.
On October 31, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Glasgow on a two-week visit to the United Kingdom and France.
Hasina urges expatriates to invest more in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis all over the world to invest more in Bangladesh as investment opportunities for them have increased in all sectors.
“We’ll find out the barriers, if any, in this regard and I assure you all of solving those problems for your convenience to invest, which will be beneficial for all,” she said in a civic reception accorded to her by the expatriate Bangladeshis living in Scotland on Monday.
The Prime Minister joined the programme virtually from her place of residence here.
Hasina said the present Awami league government is very much a pro-people one as it always thinks about the development of the country and the welfare of its people.
She mentioned that the government has already introduced two percent incentives for the expatriate Bangladeshis for sending money back home from abroad through a proper channel. “No one demanded for that, even no one thought about that, I myself introduced this incentive,” Hasina said.
She also mentioned that the government has established a bank for the expatriate Bangladeshis.
Regarding allegations made by some expatriates that they are facing problems in investing in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister said she doesn't know what kind of problems the expatriates are facing while investing in Bangladesh.
Hasina also said the government has already given necessary directives to the Bangladesh Development and Investment Authority (BIDA) to remove all bottlenecks for investments. “There’ll be a roadshow in London where I’ll ask BIDA to look into the matter,” she said.
Briefly describing the massive development activities of the government carried out by the present Awami League government in the last 12 years, Hasina said the government is offering special facilities for the expatriates to invest in Bangladesh. But she requested them to follow the laws of the land while investing in Bangladesh as there’re rules and regulations for investment across the globe. “I hope that you’ll do that,” she said.
There are investment and premium bonds in Bangladesh and the expatriates can invest availing of that advantage, the Prime Minister said, adding that the government is setting up some 100 economic zones and the expatriates can invest there, too.
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Referring to a government survey where it showed that only 10 upazilas out of 495 have ultra-poor people in the country, Hasina said the government is finding out why they are still in this bad shape. “I’ve already given directives to make a plan for removing this situation. Inshallah, we’ll be able to change this situation within a couple of months. So, there’ll be no ultra-poor in the country,” she said.
PM Hasina off to Europe to join COP26, other events
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday morning for the United Kingdom and France on a two-week visit to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and other events.
A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.27am.
The flight is scheduled to land at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland at 2:45pm (local time). Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem will receive the Prime Minister.
During the visit, Hasina will also attend the Bangladesh Investment Summit and hand over ‘Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy’.
Besides, she will hold bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron apart from other heads of state and government.
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The Prime Minister will also hold a meeting with UK's Prince Charles during her visit.
On November 1, Hasina will address the key segment of the COP26 apart from joining the opening ceremony.
The same day, the Prime Minister will attend a joint meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)-Commonwealth High Level Panel Discussion on Climate Prosperity Partnership and then another meeting titled “Action and Solidarity-the critical decade” at the invitation of her British counterpart Boris Johnson.
She will have a meeting with Commonwealth secretary general Particia Scotland, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Bill Gates.
Hasina will attend a civic reception virtually arranged by the Bangladeshi Community living in Scotland.
On November 2, the Prime Minister will attend meetings titled “Women and Climate Change” and “Forging a CVF COP 26 Climate Emergency Pact”.
She will hold a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and meetings with UK’s Prince Charles, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaker of Scottish Parliament Alison Johnstone.
Later, she will address “A Bangladesh Vision for Global Climate Prosperity”.
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On November 3, she will leave Scotland for London by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.
On the same day, she will go to Westminster where Rushanara Ali MP and Lord Gadhia will welcome her. She will have a courtesy call with British Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
On November 4, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the “Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021: Building Sustainable Growth Partnerships”.
She will unveil the cover of two publications titled ‘Secret Documents’ (Vol i-ix) and ‘Mujib & Introduction’ and inaugurate an art exhibition titled “Bangabandhu and Britain: A Centenary Collection”.
On November 7, she will inaugurate the newly-expanded portion of Bangladesh High Commission and Bangabandhu Lounge there.
She will also attend a civic reception to be accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates living in the UK.
On November 9, she will leave London for Paris in the morning by a VVIP flight of Biman.
She will have a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace and witness the signing of three deeds, and attend a joint press conference before joining lunch to be hosted by the French President. She will be given guard of honour there.
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The Prime Minister will also have a bilateral meeting with French Prime Minister Jean Castex.
On November 10, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and Dassault Aviation president Eric Trappier and Thales president Patrice Caine will meet her at her place.
She will have a meeting with a delegation of French business organisation MEDEF. French Minister Florence Parly will also meet her.
Later in the afternoon, she will visit the French Senate where she will receive official reception during the ongoing Senate Session.
On November 11, Sheikh Hasina will attend the Paris Peace Forum.
Later, she will go to attend the “Unesco-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy” awarding ceremony at the Unesco Headquarters.
From there she will go to Elysee Palace to attend the dinner to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in honour of her.
On November 12, Sheikh Hasina will go to the Paris Peace Forum and attend a high-level panel discussion on South-South and Triangular Cooperation.
Later, she will go to the Unesco Headquarters to attend the inaugural session of the 75th Founding anniversary of Unesco where she will deliver her speech.
She will participate in the dinner to be hosted by Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay in honour of heads of government and state.
On November 13, Sheikh Hasina will attend a civic reception to be accorded to her by the expatriate Bangladeshis living there.
In the afternoon, she will depart De Gaulle International Airport by a VVIP flight of Biman and land at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at 10 am (local time) on November 14.