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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Tokyo on Tuesday morning on a 12-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Finland.
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:10am.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, PM's Adviser on Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad, and State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid are accompanying the Prime Minister.
During PM's stay in Japan, the two countries will sign the 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion after a bilateral meeting between Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Shinzō Abe on May 29.
Sheikh Hasina will attend an international conference on the Future of Asia on May 30, according to a UNB report.
In Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister will attend the 14th session of the OIC's Islamic Summit in Makkah. She will perform the holy Umrah on June 1 and offer Ziarat at the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on June 2.
During her stay in Finland, Sheikh Hasina will have a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on June 4.
The flight carrying the Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Haneda International Airport, Tokyo at 18:30 (Japan local time) where Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe will welcome her at the airport.
Sheikh Hasina will attend a community event at Hotel Okura on the same day.
On the morning of May 29, the Prime Minister will attend a breakfast roundtable meeting with Japanese Business leaders and CEOs at Hotel New Otani there.
After that, the Japanese family members of the Holy Artisan victims will call on her.
In the afternoon, she will have a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzō Abe at his office. Sheikh Hasina will be given a guard of honour when she will reach the Japanese Prime Minister's Office.
After the bilateral talks, there will be a signing ceremony and joint press statement.
Later in the evening, she will attend the official dinner to be hosted by Prime Minister Abe at his residence.
On May 30, Sheikh Hasina will attend the Nikkei International Conference on "The Future of Asia" at Imperial Hotel.
Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Bin Mohammad and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be the keynote speakers in the 25th International Conference on the Future Asia.
The theme of the conference is "In Search of the New Global Order Overcoming the Chaos."
Later, JICA president Shinichi Kitaoka will call on Hasina at her place of residence.
In the evening, the premier will attend the Nikkei Conference Dinner where Japanese Prime Minister will be the keynote speaker.a
On May 31, the Prime Minister will depart from Haneda International Airport at 9:25am (local time) for Jeddah to attend the 14th session of the OIC's Islamic Summit in Makkah.
Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe will see her off at the airport.
She will reach King Abdulaziz International Airport approximately at 1725 (local time).
In the evening, she will attend the opening ceremony of the OIC summit.
Saudi Arabia is hosting the 14th session of the OIC's Islamic Summit in Makkah on May 31.
The summit, titled 'Makkah Summit: Together for the Future', aims to develop a unified stance on events in the Islamic world.
On June 1, she will attend the first working session at 12:30am and the second working session at 1:30am.
The Prime Minister will attend the closing session at 2:30am and then join the Suhoor Banquet at Safa Palace.
In the evening, she will perform Umrah.
On the morning of June 2, the Prime Minister will leave Jeddah for Madina by air and offer Fateha at the Rawza Mubarak (grave) of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). In the evening, she will depart Madinah for Jeddah by air.
On the morning of June 3, she will leave Jeddah for Helsinki, Finland via Frankfurt. She will land at Helsinki at 1pm (local time).
Sheikh Hasina will call on the President of Finland at his official residence on June 4.
On June 7, the Prime Minister will leave Helsinki at 6:35pm (local time) by Finair and return home on June 8.