With the national polls ahead, Prime Minister Sheik Hasina along with her family members are set to fly for Saudi Arabia today to perform Umrah.
Following her visit, Hasina is likely to return on November 24.
“The prime minister will be treated as a royal guest here,” Counsellor at Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia Mohammed Ayub told the Dhaka Tribune.
Royal Guest means from landing to departure, Saudi authorities will provide local hospitality to high officials of the delegation. The authorities, however, will not take care of travel expenses.
The delegation is will most probably be made of 40 people, and will travel via regular flights.
Current opposition leader, Khaleda Zia back in 2006, undertook a similar visit to Saudi Arabia before the elections. However, the election on January 22, 2007 did not take place.