Hasina flies to Switzerland to attend World of Work Summit

She will meet the heads of state and government of several countries and chiefs of different organisations during her trip

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Bangladesh for Switzerland to attend the World of Work Summit 2023 in Geneva.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Hasina and her entourage left the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 10 am on Tuesday.

The summit, with the theme ‘Social Justice for All’, will be held on Jun 14-15.

Hasina is expected to reach Geneva at 5 pm local time. Besides joining the summit, she will hold meetings with heads of state and government of several countries and chiefs of different organisations.

Hasina will join the summit’s plenary session on Wednesday and a World Economic Forum event titled New Economy and Society in Smart Bangladesh on Thursday.

She will also attend a reception by the Bangladeshi expatriates in Switzerland.