Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Antalya, Türkiye, on Tuesday on a three-day visit to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).
His wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, is accompanying him on the visit.
The Prime Minister departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 7:30 am on a Turkish Airlines flight.
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat, Chief Whip of Parliament Nurul Islam Moni, Dhaka North City unit BNP Member Secretary SM Jahangir MP, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar saw him off at the airport.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to attend the climate change summit tomorrow (Wednesday), a day after his arrival in Antalya.
On the sidelines of the conference, he is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with the heads of state and government of several countries.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to return home on Friday after completing the visit.