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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh early Friday after completing a three-day official visit to Türkiye to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) and the World Leaders’ Summit.
He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 5:50am, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, and members of his delegation.
During the visit, the prime minister attended the COP31 World Leaders’ Summit in Antalya and addressed its high-level segment, outlining five urgent actions to address the needs of climate-vulnerable countries.
On the sidelines of the summit, he held bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral relations, expanding trade and investment, climate change cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.
Tarique also held courtesy meetings with several other world leaders and representatives of international organisations.
He visited the Bangladesh Pavilion at the conference, where environment-friendly jute products and the country’s climate initiatives were showcased.
The prime minister’s return followed the conclusion of his engagements in Türkiye, where climate finance, climate resilience, international cooperation and the Rohingya crisis were among the key issues discussed.
