PM flies to Switzerland tonight

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Davos tonight on a five-day official visit to Switzerland to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The four-day meeting kicks off on January 17 in Davos, a mountain resort at Graubnden in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland, under the theme "Responsive and Responsible Leadership".

An Eitihad Airways flight carrying the premier and her entourage members will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:45 tonight.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the UN Offices Shameem Ahsan will receive the prime minister at the airport.

From the airport, the premier in a ceremonial motorcade would be escorted to Silvretta Parkhotel, where she will be staying during her visit to Switzerland.

On her way to Davos, Sheikh Hasina would make about one hour and 20 minute stopover at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE.

PM`s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told that during her stay in Davos, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend a number of events of the World Economic Forum and hold talks with WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

Source: BSS