Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon en route to New York to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE capital at 4:40 pm (local time), PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said, reports UNB.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE Muhammad Imran received the Prime Minister at the airport.
Earlier, the VVIP flight of Biman carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:10 pm (BST) for Abu Dhabi.
After making a stopover, Sheikh Hasina will then leave Abu Dhabi for New York by an Etihad Airways flight on Sunday morning at 10:15 am (local time).
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA M Ziauddin and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UN Masud Bin Momen will receive her at the airport in New York on Sunday afternoon.
From the airport, Hasina will go to Hotel Grand Hyatt in New York where she will be staying during her tour.
Sheikh Hasina will address the UNGA on the afternoon of September 21. On the same day, she will hold a bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.