PM Sheikh Hasina leaves Madrid for Bangladesh

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday left Madrid wrapping up her visit to Spain after attending the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25).

The world’s 12-day annual climate summit, COP25, kicked off in Madrid, the Spain’s central capital, on Monday under the UN framework convention on climate change.

A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage took off from Madrid Torrejon Airport at 9:30am (local time).

Ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the World Tourism Organization Hassan Mahmood Khandker saw her off at the airport.

The aircraft is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 12:40am (BST) on Wednesday.

Earlier on Sunday, the prime minister went to Madrid and attended the inaugural and other events of COP25.

On the sidelines of the climate summit, Sheikh Hasina had meetings with prime minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte and Spanish president Pedro Sanchez.

Besides, the prime minister attended a community reception in Madrid.