PM returns home

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturday morning concluding her three-day bilateral visit to Sweden.

The Prime Minister paid the visit at the invitation of her Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven. It was the first bilateral visit by any head of government of Bangladesh to the Scandinavian country.

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG-002) carrying the Prime Minister and members of her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.15 am.

During the visit the Prime Minister led a high-powered team including a 47-member business delegation. She held official talks with Swedish Premier Stefan Lofven and had an audience with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Sheikh Hasina visited Swedish Parliament and hold meeting with acting Speaker Tobias Billstrom.

She attended a community reception and Bangladesh-Sweden Business and Investment Forum. She also held meetings with CEO of H&M Karl-Johan Persson and President of Investor Jacob Wallenberg, Vice-President of Investor Marcus Wallenberg and CEO of ABB Sweden Johan Soderstrom.

Source: BSS




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