Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Friday (September 8) for New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit from September 8-10 at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, took off Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 11:00am.

The flight is scheduled to land at the Palam Airport in New Delhi at 01:15pm (New Delhi time).

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, confirmed the matter while briefing media. 

He said that the Bangladesh premier will join a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi this afternoon at the residence of the Indian Prime Minister.

"Before the bilateral meeting of the two prime ministers, three MoUs are likely to be signed," Momen said.

Three MoUs are: "Cooperation in the agriculture research ", "cultural exchange" and "simplification of financial transactions between the common people of the two countries".

BDST: 1145 HRS, SEP 08, 2023
MSK