President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday joined the opening ceremony of 43rd ASEAN summit here as an invited guest.
The opening ceremony of the summit was held at Jakarta convention center
with the theme of "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth".
Host Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially opened the summit of the 11-national Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The president also participated in a group photoshoot with state leaders in the Plenary hall of the centre after the opening ceremony. The president is being accompanied by his wife Dr Rebecca Sultana.
Chairperson of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Saima Wazed and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen are among the entourage members of the president during the visit.
The president arrived in Jakarta on Sunday. He will also attend the 18th East Asia Summit to be held here on September 5-7.
He was welcomed with traditional Indonesian dances at the airport along with offering floral wreaths.
The president travelled by a commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines
He will hold separate bilateral meetings with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and state leaders of Thailand, Malaysia and Timor-Leste.
On September 6, the president will attend a 'Gala Dinner' to be hosted by the Indonesian president at Hutan Kota Gelora Bung Karno.
From Jakarta President Shahabuddin along with his spouse will go to Singapore for a health check-up.
He is expected to return home from Singapore on September 16, according to the schedule.