Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Belgium today to attend the “Global Gateway Forum” to be held in its capital Brussels on October 25-26 at the invitation of the European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen.
A commercial flight (BG 207) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka at 11:12 am.
The flight is scheduled to arrive at the Brussels Zaventem Airport at 1845 hrs on October 24 (Brussels time).
During the visit, the prime minister will have a number of meetings with leaders of European countries on the sidelines of the Forum.
In the morning on October 25, she will have a bilateral meeting with Executive Vice President of the EC and European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.
The Bangladesh premier will also hold a bilateral meeting with the EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
After this bilateral meeting, a loan support agreement of 350 million Euros on the renewable energy sector will be signed between the Bangladesh government’s Economic Relations Department (ERD) and European Investment Bank.বিস্তারিত