A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Tokyo this afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.
A special chartered VVIP flight (BG1403) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 4.45pm (local time).
State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yamada Kenji and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed received the Prime Minister at the airport.
The Prime Minister was given the static guard of honour at the airport.
Earlier, the flight departed from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 07.56am (BST) on the first leg of her 15-day official visit to Japan, the USA and the UK.
A ceremonial motorcade with a 30 minutes ride on road took her to the Akasaka Palace of Residence, Tokyo where she will stay during her Japan visit.
Dhaka is expected to sign around eight deals with Tokyo in the visitবিস্তারিত