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Published on October 2, 2014
VVIP flight BG-006 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed at Hazrat Sahajalal International Airport at 10.40 am via Sylhet Osmani International Airport.
Deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and Awami League presidium member Sahara Khatun, PM's Defence Advisor Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui, PM's Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhury were present, among others, in the airport to receive the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister went to New York on September 22, 2014 to attend the 69th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). From there she went to London on September 29 on a private tour.
She addressed the UNGA on September 27. In her speech she expressed deep concern over volatile global security situation and emergence of religious militancy and violent extremism in different parts of the world.
She urged the United Nations to play the central role as the custodian of global peace, security and development saying the evil forces destroying secular fabrics of the nations should be eliminated.
The Prime Minister along with world leaders joined a reception hosted by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She also joined a reception and luncheon hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Sheikh Hasina attended the inaugural session of the UN Climate Summit-2014 and delivered speech at the "National Action and Ambition Announcement" session of the Summit. She also took part at a high-level discussion of the Global Education First Initiative.
She met with US business leaders urging them to create a new business partnership to help Bangladesh become a middle income country by 2021. She also highlighted government's liberal fiscal policies and incentives for foreign investors.
The Prime Minster joined a discussion of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHG) and attended a summit on international peacekeeping operation at the UN Headquarters.
She joined a gala function at UN Headquarters marking the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh's membership to the United Nations.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held meetings with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Norwegian Premier Erna Solberg, Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhal V. Myasnikovich and Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. She also attended a reception accorded by expatriate Bangladeshis.
-Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
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