PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Washington DC

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday arrived in Washington DC on the second leg of her three-nation tour of Japan, the US, and the UK.

In Washington DC, the Sheikh Hasina will attend a programme on May 1, celebrating the 50 years of partnership between the World Bank and Bangladesh.

A United Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Dulles International Airport in Washington DC at around 3:35pm (local time) on April 28.

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the USA Muhammad Imran received the Prime Minister at the airport.

After her seven-day visit to Washington DC, she will leave the USA for London on May 4 to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the king and the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Earlier on April 25, a special chartered VVIP flight (BG1403) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 4:45pm (local time).

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