Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday morning inaugurated the newly constructed VVIP lounge at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
She inaugurated the lounge while leaving the country for a 15-day official tour to Japan, the US and the UK.
At this time, she participated in prayer after the inauguration.
Later, A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourages departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:56am.
The fight is scheduled to land in Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 5pm (Japan time).
Several cabinet ministers, cabinet secretary, chiefs of the three services, inspector general of police and head of the diplomatic corps were present at the airport to see the premier off.
The prime minister will arrive in the United States from Tokyo to attend the ceremony, marking a 50-year partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank in Washington DC on May 1.
The prime minister is scheduled to return Dhaka from London on May 9.
