PM briefing media on Saudi tour

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started addressing a press conference to brief the outcomes of her recent visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday.

The press conference began at her official residence Gonobhaban in Dhaka at 4:00pm.

Sheikh Hasina returned home early Saturday (October 20) wrapping up her four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

During her stay in Saudi Arabia, the premier had separate meetings with the Saudi King, and Saudi Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh on Wednesday (October 17).

She performed holy 'Umrah' in Makkah on Thursday (October 18) and offered ziarat at the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi in Madinah on Wednesday night.

Besides, the prime minister had a meeting with the Saudi business community, including leaders of the Council of Saudi Chamber (CSC) and Riyadh Chamber of Commerce, at Riyadh on Wednesday when five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed between the two countries.


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