PM Hasina flies to Italy Tuesday on a 4-day official visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to leave Dhaka for Rome on Tuesday on a four-day bilateral visit to hold talks with her Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte.  

As per the schedule, a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage will take off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 9:30am, reports UNB.  

The flight is expected to reach Fiumicino Airport, Rome around 4:15pm (Local time). Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Abdus Sobhan Sikder will receive her at the airport. 

 In the evening, she will attend a community event at Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel. 

On February 5, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Chancery Building of Bangladesh Embassy at Via Dell'Antartide in Rome, Italy. 

 After that, she will hold bilateral talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at Palazzo Chigi and attend an official lunch.  

In the afternoon, top business executives of Italian companies will meet her at Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel. 

On February 6, Pope Francis will give audience to Sheikh Hasina. After that, she will leave Rome for Milan.  

On February 7, she will leave Milan for Dhaka by Emirates Airlines from Milan Malpensa International Airport at 1:40pm (Local time).  

She will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on February 8 at 8am.