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PM Tarique Rahman Leaves for New York to Attend UNGA

Saiful Shaon - Special Correspondent
  • 02:09:11 am, Monday, 21 September 2026
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka early Monday for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

He departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 6:05am on a Turkish Airlines flight, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, and members of his delegation.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to deliver his first address to the UN General Assembly on September 24. During the visit, he is also expected to participate in high-level meetings on climate action, sea-level rise, global inequality and the Rohingya crisis.

He is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several foreign leaders and meet senior officials of the United Nations and international organisations. He is also expected to meet representatives of major business organisations as part of Bangladesh’s economic diplomacy.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka from New York on September 25.

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PM Tarique Rahman Leaves for New York to Attend UNGA

02:09:11 am, Monday, 21 September 2026

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka early Monday for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

He departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 6:05am on a Turkish Airlines flight, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, and members of his delegation.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to deliver his first address to the UN General Assembly on September 24. During the visit, he is also expected to participate in high-level meetings on climate action, sea-level rise, global inequality and the Rohingya crisis.

He is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several foreign leaders and meet senior officials of the United Nations and international organisations. He is also expected to meet representatives of major business organisations as part of Bangladesh’s economic diplomacy.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka from New York on September 25.