Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has departed Dhaka for Turkey to attend the 31st World Climate Conference (COP-31). He left Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Turkish Airlines flight shortly after 7:30 AM on Tuesday (November 10).
The Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary, Hasan Shiplu, confirmed this information.
At the airport, the Prime Minister was seen off by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Acting Secretary General and Political Advisor to the Prime Minister Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Chief Whip of the National Parliament Nurul Islam Moni, Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation Shafiqul Alam Khan Milton, Member Secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP S.M. Jahangir, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani, and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A.B.M. Abdus Sattar.
Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu stated that the Prime Minister will arrive in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday and participate in the climate conference. He is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and government on the sidelines of the summit. The Prime Minister is expected to return home on Friday after the visit.
Earlier, on Monday (November 9), Foreign Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury informed at a press conference that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would deliver a speech outlining Bangladesh’s position during the plenary session of COP-31 on the last day of his three-day visit, scheduled from November 10 to 12.
Additionally, there is a possibility of a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Turkey.
This conference is expected to play a significant role in addressing the impacts of climate change, climate finance, and presenting Bangladesh’s stance on various issues of national interest at the international level.