PM Tarique to visit US in Sept for UNGA

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit New York on 21 September to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), marking his first participation in and address to the UNGA as head of government.

The Foreign Ministry has formally notified the US Embassy in Dhaka of the prime minister's planned visit through a note verbale, according to relevant sources.

Preparations have begun for the prime minister's nine-day visit, the sources said.

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During his stay in New York, Tarique Rahman is expected to address the UNGA and attend various high-level meetings and events on the sidelines of the session.

After his New York visit, the prime minister is scheduled to travel to San Francisco, where he will attend an exchange of views with expatriate Bangladeshis.

After forming the government in February this year, Tarique Rahman made his first foreign visits to Malaysia and later China.