Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka this afternoon for Doha on a three-day official visit to attend the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2023 to be held on May 23-25.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 3.13pm.

Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim confirmed this matter.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Chief Whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, cabinet secretary, chief of army, chief of air staff, acting chief of naval staff, inspector general of police and head of the diplomatic corps were present at the airport to see the premier off. 

The flight is scheduled to land at Hamad International Airport at 6:00pm local time (9:00pm BST).

The Prime Minister is expected to return home in the morning of May 25.

BDST: 1546 HRS, MAY 22, 2023
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