President Hamid reaches Uruguay

Prothom Alo English Desk

Bangladesh ambassador to Brazil Md Julfikar Rahman and ambassador Nelson Chaben receive President Abdul Hamid at Montevideo International Airport, Uruguay on Friday morning (local time). Photo: PID

President Abdul Hamid on Friday morning (local time) reached Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, to attend the country’s Presidential Command Transfer Ceremony slated for 1 March.

“A VVIP flight carrying the president reached at the Montevideo International Airport on Friday 9:45am (local time),” a Bangabhaban spokesman told UNB over phone.

Bangladesh ambassador to Brazil Md Julfikar Rahman received the president at the airport.

President Hamid, now on an 11-day tour to Uruguay and London, left Dhaka early Wednesday.

On his way back home from Uruguay, the president is scheduled to have some private programme in London on 5-6 March, said a foreign ministry official.

President’s spouse Rashida Khanam and secretaries concerned to the Bangabhaban are accompanying Abdul Hamid.

President Hamid is expected to return home on 7 March.