Bangladesh
Hasina BRICS Prime Minister Hasina to return back to Bangladesh on August 27
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 26 August 2023: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Johannesburg for Dhaka on Saturday. She attended the 15th BRICS Summit held from August 22 to 24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. A regular Emirates Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage departed from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa at 1:40 pm (local time) today, Saturday, August 26.
The flight is expected to land at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:40 am (Bangladesh time) on Sunday (August 27) after an hour-long layover at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. The Prime Minister arrived in Johannesburg on August 22 night to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. South Africa hosted the historic 15th BRICS summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
This is the first BRICS summit to be held in person since the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent global restrictions. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the conference.
On August 23, the Prime Minister addressed the 'Bangladesh Trade and Business Summit' organized by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) as the chief guest. Later he attended the 'Bangladesh Ambassador Conference' organized by Bangladeshi ambassadors posted in African countries.
On August 24, he spoke on behalf of Bangladesh as a member of the 'New Development Bank of BRICS' - Friends of BRICS Leaders' Dialogue (BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue) comprising representatives of 70 countries.
On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, a bilateral meeting was held between Sheikh Hasina and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Mozambique President Felipe Jacinto Nyusi, Tanzanian President Dr. Saima Sulluhu and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi at the Sandton Convention Center on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen said that the dignitaries in the meeting praised the significant development of Bangladesh under the wise leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
