PM reaches London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in London for an official visit.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Sayeeda Muna Tasneem received the premier at the Heathrow International Airport, reports UNB.

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines—carrying the prime minister and her entourage—took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:15am on Wednesday.

Among others, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, the chiefs of the three services, dean of the diplomatic corps and high civil and military officials were present at the airport to see the premier off.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, prime minister’s Private Industry and Investment Advisor Salman F Rahman, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, among others, are accompanying her during the visit.