Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a five-day official visit to the country on Monday.
"A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG-1301) carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Abu Dhabi International Airport at 7:25pm (local time)," Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE Md Abu Zafar received the prime minister at the airport.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi MP, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad MP, Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Affairs Adviser Salman F Rahman and State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira are accompanying the prime minister.
During her stay in the UAE, the premier is scheduled to visit the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) on Tuesday and join a high-level panel discussion on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
Later, she will visit Bangladesh Pavilion and the UAE Pavilion at the DEC.
The prime minister is also expected to meet UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the DEC.
On March 9, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hold talks separately with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan and Mother of the Nation of UAE Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak.
In the evening, she will join a dinner to be hosted by Bangladesh Ambassador in the UAE Md Abu Zafar.
The prime minister is expected to join the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific in the morning, while a business forum in the evening jointly organized by the UAE and Bangladesh business delegation on March 10.
On the last day of her visit on March 11, Sheikh Hasina will attend a civic reception to be hosted by the expatriate Bangladeshi community.
In addition, she will also lay the foundation stone of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Building of Bangladesh English Private School and College at Ras Al Khaima.
She is scheduled to return home on March 12.
