Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left Dhaka for Turkey to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

He boarded a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight heading to Istanbul from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 7:30 AM on Tuesday (November 10).

He is accompanied on this visit by his spouse, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, several cabinet members, political figures, senior government officials, and personal staff.

The Prime Minister was seen off at the airport by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat, Chief Whip of Parliament Nurul Islam Moni, Dhaka North City Member Secretary S.M. Jahangir MP, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani, and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A.B.M. Abdus Sattar.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will lead the Bangladesh delegation during this official visit from November 10 to 12. He is scheduled to address the plenary session of the summit on November 12, which is taking place in Antalya, Turkey, from November 11 to 12.

Alongside participating in the summit, he is expected to hold bilateral meetings with heads of state and government from various countries.

Discussions during these meetings are likely to cover bilateral relations, expansion of trade and investment, climate change cooperation, and issues of mutual interest.

Additionally, a meeting with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is also on the schedule.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will return home on Friday following the trip.