Times24.net: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave for New York on Monday ( September 21) to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he is expected to address the General Debate on September 24. The UN’s high-level General Debate runs from September 22 to 26 and concludes on September 28. The Prime Minister’s visit to the United States has been shortened, according to Foreign Ministry sources. He is now expected to leave New York for Dhaka on the night of September 25, a day after delivering his UN address.
During the visit, Tarique Rahman is expected to attend several high-level UN meetings and hold bilateral talks with leaders of different countries. Bangladesh is also arranging discussions on issues including the Rohingya crisis on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
The Prime Minister is also expected to meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, among other senior international officials.
He is also expected to attend a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump during the visit, according to diplomatic sources cited in Bangladeshi media.
