Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Shahjalal International Airport yesterday upon attending the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Spain. 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) reached Dhaka in the wee hours of Wednesday. Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the World Tourism Organization Hassan Mahmood Khandker saw her off at the airport.

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 Sánchez here. Besides, the Prime Minister attended a community reception in Madrid.