PM leaves for London to join Girl Summit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka with a high-level Bangladesh delegation to join the Girl Summit, 2014 in London.

A special Biman Bangladesh flight carrying the prime minister left Shahjalal airport at 9:45pm and is scheduled to land at the Heathrow airport at 3:30pm local time on Monday.

Several ministers and the army chiefs saw her off at the airport.

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At the summit commencing on Tuesday, the prime minister will highlight the government’s resolve to eliminate child marriage, forced marriage, and the progress made by women in Bangladesh.

Before the meet gets under way, Hasina will meet her British counterpart David Cameron at 10, Downing Street, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office said.

She will also attend several events hosted by expatriate Bangladeshis and return on Thursday.

With the UNICEF as a co-host, the UK government is organising the first-ever Girl Summit aimed at mobilising domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriages (CEFM).

Prime minister’s itinerary in London

Hasina will stay at the Hilton Hotel at Park Lane during her visit.

From 8:30pm to 9pm Hasina will meet David Cameron at 10 Downing Street.

From 11:55am to 12:25pm she will take part in the high level session of the Girl Summit. There she will join a discussion moderated by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.

At 11am Wednesday she will interact with expatriate Bangladeshis and leave for Dhaka at 6:15pm from Heathrow.