PM flies to Goa Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Goa, India on Sunday on a two-day official visit to attend the Brics-Bimstec Outreach Summit. She will fly by a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 8am and reach Goa Naval Airport around 10:30am, reports UNB. During her visit, she will hold meetings with some world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the first day, she will hold bilateral meetings with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and then attend lunch to be hosted by Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar in honour of Bimstec leaders. After the lunch, Sheikh Hasina will hold meetings with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Russian President Vladimir Putin. After joining the retreat meeting of the Bimstec leaders, the premier will attend the Brics-Bimstec Leaders’ Outreach Summit and deliver her statement. Later, she will have meetings with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The PM is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka around 10:45am on Monday.