PM off to Kuala Lumpur on 3-day official tour

New Age Online

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur this (Tuesday) morning on a three-day official visit to Malaysia at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, the United News of Bangladesh reports.A total of four deals and MoUs, over employing Bangladeshi workers, cooperation in the field of tourism, agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia over the partial abolition of visa requirements and MoU between Bangladesh and Malaysia on cultural, arts and heritage cooperation, are expected to be signed during the PM’s visit.

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her 30-member entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:15 am.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, the Cabinet Secretary, the chiefs of the three services, the IGP, the dean of the diplomatic corps and other civil and military officials saw the PM off at the airport.The flight is expected to reach Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 4 pm (Malaysian time).

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