Mauritius President reaches Dhaka on 4-day visit

Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun and his wife Sayukta Roopun arrived in Dhaka on a four-day official visit on Thursday morning. This is the first visit of a President of Mauritius to Bangladesh.

A special flight carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:40am. 

Liberation War Minister A K M Mozammel Haque welcomed them at the airport. 

During his visit, the President of Mauritius will attend the sixth Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Dhaka. He will meet President Mohammed Shahabuddin. He will also visit Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Liberation War Museum and Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka.

Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed are scheduled to pay a courtesy call on him.

Mauritius President has no separate meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. However, he will attend the dinner hosted by the premier for the guests attending the IOC.

He will leave Dhaka on May 14.