PM returns home from Austria

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina returned home Wednesday morning after wrapping up her two-day official visit to Austria to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and her members of the entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 7:20am.

During the visit to Austria, the prime minister addressed the opening session of the conference titled ‘Conference on the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme: 60 years and Beyond- Contributing to Development’ on Tuesday.

She also held official talks with Austrian Federal chancellor Christian Kern and met Austrian Federal President Alexander Van Der Bellen.

Sheikh Hasina had a meeting with IAEA director general Yukiya Amano at his office.

Bangladesh and Austria signed a memorandum of understanding on Foreign Office Consultations after the official talks.

On Monday, the prime minister joined a community event followed by an iftar party at Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital.

 

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