DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home Wednesday (February 20) morning concluding her six-day official visits to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 6:28 am.

Earlier, the flight departed Abu Dhabi International Airport for Dhaka at 12:15 am Abu Dhabi time (Bangladesh time 2:15 am) Wednesday.

Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE Mohammad Imran saw her off at the airport.

On February 14, Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Germany on her first overseas tour in her third consecutive term in office to attend a security conference in Munich and a defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

The premier joined the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2019 held in Munich, Germany, while the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX-2019) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

On the sidelines of the 55th edition of the conference, the prime minister addressed a roundtable on “Health in Crises – WHO Cares” and took part in a panel discussion on “Climate Change as a security threat”.

During her stay in Munich, Hasina also attended a community reception given by the European Awami League, a dinner programme hosted by President of the World Economic Forum and CEO of Jigsaw Borge Brende Jared Cohen.

President and CEO of the Siemens AG Joe Kaeser, CEO of the Veridos Hans Wolfgang Kunz, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Beatrice Fihn, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC Dr Bensouda, separately met her separately during her stay there.

Following the meeting of Siemens CEO with the Prime Minister, the Power Division of Bangladesh and Siemens of Germany signed a document for the construction of a 3600MW LNG power plant at Payra in Bangladesh.

In the second leg of her visit to the UAE from Feb 17-19, Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX-2019) at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC).

PM Sheikh Hasina met Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and held bilateral talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai on February 18.

BDST: 1113 HRS, FEB 20, 2019
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