Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home after wrapping up her three-day official visit to Brussels.
A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:51am on Friday.
On her return flight, the prime minister exchanged pleasantries with the passengers going from one seat to another, asking them about their wellbeing.
The aircraft departed from Brussels Zaventem Airport at 10:10pm on Thursday local time (2:10am on Friday Bangladesh time).
In Brussels, the PM attended the Global Gateway Forum 2023 on October 25-26 at the invitation of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
During her stay, she had several meetings with leaders of European countries, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Parliament, and attended a community reception on the sidelines of the forum.
On Wednesday, she attended the opening plenary session of the Global Gateway Forum and had bilateral meetings with Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission Executive Vice President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, EIB President Dr Werner Hoyer, European Parliament Vice President Nicola Beer, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, and European Commissioner for International Partnership Jutta Urpilainen. She also attended an official dinner hosted by the European Commission president.
The Bangladesh prime minister, the European Commission president and the EIB president witnessed the signing of several loan and grants agreements inked to provide around €477 million to Bangladesh – some €407 million for the renewable (green) energy sector and €70 million for the social sector.
On Thursday, Sheikh Hasina held bilateral meetings with her Belgian counterpart, Alexander De Croo, and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, and attended the closing plenary session of the Global Gateway Forum and community reception accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates living in Belgium.