Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for New York on Friday (Sep 20) for an eight-day official visit to the USA to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). She will deliver the country statement at the 74th Annual General Debate of the UNGA on Sep 27. The PM will hold bilateral meetings with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Sep 24 and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sep 28.
A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Abu Dhabi on Friday afternoon, local media reported.
After one day stopover in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Hasina will fly to New York by an Etihad Airways flight on Sep 22.
The premier will arrive at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York the same day where Bangladesh Ambassador to USA Mohammad Ziauddin and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Masud Bin Momen will welcome her.
On Sep 23, Sheikh Hasina along with Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez will co-chair the Multistakeholder Panel to be held in parallel to the High-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage at ECOSOC. Besides, the PM is expected to present the national statement at the plenary session of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage at Trusteeship Council.
She will also deliver a statement at the climate action summit in the UN General Assembly Hall and attend an event on “Recognising political leadership for immunization in Bangladesh”.
On Sep 24, the PM will hold bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Kennedy Room, Lotte New York Palace Hotel.
She will have meeting with Queen Maxima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, at the UN Headquarters (UNHQ) Booth.
She will attend a side event to be hosted by Global Commission on Adaptation at Conference Room 7, UNHQ and the State Luncheon to be hosted by the UN Secretary General at North Delegate’s Lounge.
She will also join the High-level Side-Event on the Situation of Rohingya Minority in Myanmar to be organised by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh and the OIC Secretariat at Conference Room 11, UNHQ.
Sheikh Hasina will attend an event on “Leadership Matters - Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the Contemporary World” at ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ and a reception to be hosted by US President Donald J. Trump at Lotte New York Palace Hotel.
On Sep 25, the premier will co-moderate Leader’s dialogue 4 on “Localizing the SDGs” at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (SDG summit) at the Trusteeship Council.
She will participate in an event ‘A conversation with Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina: Interactive Dialogue’ at Council on Foreign Relations.
On the same day, she is likely to hold a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister and Chair, Sanitation and Water for All Kevin Rudd at Bilateral Meeting Room, Lotte New York Palace Hotel and also attend the dinner at the Bangladesh House.
On Sep 26, the prime minister will have meetings with Alex V. Volkov, Chairman, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc, Irina Bokova, ex-director general of UNESCO, Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the Bilateral Meeting Room, Lotte New York Palace Hotel.
Sheikh Hasina will attend Luncheon Roundtable Meeting, to be organised by the US Chamber of Commerce at the Holmes, Lotte New York Palace the same day.
She will also be present at the event ‘An evening with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’ to be organized by UNICEF at the Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House.
On Sep 27, Sheikh Hasina will attend the High-level Side-Event on “Sustainable Universal Health Coverage: Comprehensive Primary Care Inclusive of Mental Health and Disabilities” to be organised by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh at the Conference Room 1, UNHQ.
The PM will deliver the country statement in the 74th Annual General Debate of the UN General Assembly the same day.
On Sep 28, she will address a press briefing at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York and join a reception to be accorded to her by the Bangladesh community in New York at Hotel Marriott Marquis.
Sheikh Hasina will have bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN Secretariat.
Moreover, the premier will give interviews to a number of renowned international media including the VOA, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
On Sep 29, the PM will leave New York for Dhaka via Abu Dhabi by an Etihad Airways flight. She will arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport on Sep 30.
The PM will depart from Abu Dhabi International Airport for Dhaka by a VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The flight will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Oct 1.
