President Abdul Hamid is expected to fly to India on March 8 to attend inaugural session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit in Delhi on March 11.
According to an official, "The main purpose of his visit is to attend the Summit."
But Mr Hamid will also visit other places, the official told UNB.
He will visit Meghalaya, an Indian state on March 8 and 9 before going to New Delhi on March 10, the source mentioned.
Now India is preparing to host the Summit in Delhi with the presence of over a dozen of leaders, including ones from Asia, Pacific and South America, demonstrating India's leadership in providing affordable renewable energy.
Diplomatic sources say Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emanuel Macron, apart from other heads of state and heads of governments from countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Ghana, Gabon, Australia, Venezuela, Fiji and Mauritius will join the Summit.
Formally, Bangladesh joined the ISA through signing up the Framework Agreement on ISA in 2016. It has already reiterated the firm commitment towards further promoting renewable energy, more particularly solar energy.
After joining it, the ISA widened opportunities for Bangladesh to collaborate with other members of this Alliance in the areas of solar technology, finance, research, innovation and development as well as capacity building, foreign ministry officials said.
The ISA is a global platform for cooperation among solar-rich countries, which was launched at the Climate Summit in Paris on 30 November 2015.
