PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Sofia

Mahmood Ali. Sofia   :   Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached Bulgaria capital Sofia Wednesday afternoon (May 18).Bulgaria cultural affairs minister Vezhdi Rashidov, Bangladesh foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh ambassador Allama Siddiki and Bulgaria Women Council executive director Vanya Kaneva received Bangladesh premier at the airport.

The PM will deliver her speech at ‘Global Women’s Leaders Forum’ conference there and attend a dinner, to be hosted by UNESCO director general Irina Bokova on the day. She is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev and Premier Boyko Borissov.

Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Sofia on Friday night (May 20) and will reach home on Saturday morning (May 21).Earlier in the morning, Sheikh Hasina left Heathrow Airport on a flight of British Airways.

Bangladesh high commissioner Mohammad Abdul Hannan, deputy high commissioner Khandaker Mohammad Talha, press minister Nadeem Qadir, UK unit Awami League president Sultan Sharif, vice-president Jalal Uddin and general secretary Syed Faruk, among others, saw her off at the airport.