<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York on Sunday morning to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage is scheduled to depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:45am, officials said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The flight is scheduled to land at the JKF International Airport, New York at 10:50pm (New York time) on September 17 after a four-hour stopover at the Heathrow Airport in London.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Muhammad Abdul Muhith and Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran will receive the prime minister at the airport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During her stay in New York from September 17-22, the premier will attend the first day of the high-level General Debate of the 78th UNGA session at the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters on September 19 while she will address it on September 22 between 1pm to 2pm local time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina has also been invited to join a dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden on September 19 as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the sidelines of the UNGA session, she will also attend a number of high-level side events including Rohingya and climate change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), universal health, and finance alongside taking part in several bilateral and courtesy meetings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Thursday the PM in her address at the General Debate will highlight Bangladesh's incredible development advancement, inclusive economic progress, success in the health sector and issues like global peace, security, safe migration, Rohingya crisis and climate justice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The world leaders will gather in New York for attending the 78th UNGA session under the theme, "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and the sustainability for all."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister is expected to deliver a keynote speech at a high level conference titled "Thought for Food -Collaborating for Food Supply Chain Innovation to accelerate the SDGs" organised by the UNIDO and Deloittte at Rockefeller Center, New York on September 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She will also address another conference titled "SDG Summit -Leaders' Dialogue 4 (strengthening integrated policies and public institutions for achieving the SDGs) at the Trusteeship Council Chamber on the same day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the evening, the premier is likely to attend a high-level private dinner to mark the United Nations' 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit hosted by Gordon Brown, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Global Education and WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing and Sarah Brown Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education at Lexington Venue, New York.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On September 19, she will also address a High Level Roundtable titled "Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture" convened by the Spanish prime minister and President of the European Council and European Union (EU) at CR-16, UN Headquarters.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the same day, Sheikh Hasina will also attend a High-Level Side Event on Community Clinic based on Medical Services co-organised by Bangladesh, Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Chatham House and Suchona Foundation at CR-11, UNHQ.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On September 20, the prime minister will address as keynote speaker along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a High-level Debate on Financing for Development (FfD) titled "Scaling up affordable and accessible international public financing for sustainable development and ensuring efficiency" at the Trusteeship Council Chamber.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the same day, she will also attend Secretary General's Climate Ambition Summit, High Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, Annual Meeting of UNGA Platform of the Women Leaders, High-Level Thematic Session of Climate Ambition Summit alongside signing the agreement under the UN Convention on the law of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On September 21, she will attend a High-Level side event on Rohingya Crisis hosted by Bangladesh, Canada, Gambia, Malaysia, Turkey, UK, and USA alongside joining Breakfast Summit on "Addressing the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise" and High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the visit, UN Secretary-General, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Secretary-General's Genocide Adviser, newly elected International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General and International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General will pay courtesy call on the prime minister.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Bangladesh premier is likely to hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen and President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe at Bilateral Booth, UNHQ.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After attending the events, she will leave New York for Washington DC at 9am (New York time) on September 23 where she will stay on 23-29 September.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, she will leave Washington DC for London at 10.45pm (Washington time) by a flight (BA-292) of the British Airways on September 29 and will arrive at London's Heathrow Airport at 11am on September 30.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Saida Muna Tasneem will receive her at the airport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister will depart from London's Heathrow Airport for Dhaka by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG 208) at 8:35pm (London time) on October 3 and will arrive at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 12:30 pm (Bangladesh time) on October 4. 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