The Prime Minister is returning to Bangladesh after completing an official visit to Turkey, during which she attended various programmes and held meetings with Turkish officials to strengthen bilateral relations and explore opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave Antalya for Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon (November 12), following the conclusion of his three-day official visit to Türkiye.
He attended the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Antalya on November 11–12.
During the summit, the Prime Minister addressed a plenary session, outlining Bangladesh’s priorities on climate justice, climate finance, adaptation and compensation for climate-related loss and damage.
He also held bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two countries, particularly in trade, investment, defence and other areas of mutual interest.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, and a delegation comprising ministers, senior government officials and other representatives.
According to his tour schedule, his flight is expected to depart Antalya at 4:15pm local time and arrive in Dhaka at 5:50am on Friday (November 13).