Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina likely to pay official visit to UK after attending UNGA in New York

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to pay an official visit to the United Kingdom in October first week after attending the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) in New York.

The prime minister is likely to visit the United States from September 20 to October 4 to attend the UNGA while will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom from October 4-8, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB.

He said these are tentative dates for the two important visits and preparations will be taken accordingly.

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly will open on September 10. The first day of the high-level general debate will be on September 24.

Recently, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke said Bangladesh-UK relations have transformed from development assistance-driven to a more strategic and economic partnership.

In September last year, the Prime Minister visited the UK mainly to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and a reception hosted by King Charles llI.

The prime minister is scheduled to visit India and China in June and July respectively while she may also pay official visits to Brazil and France this year, said a diplomatic source.