French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Dhaka Sunday night at the invitation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on a bilateral tour to Bangladesh after attending the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India.
This is the first visit from a French president to Bangladesh in 33 years.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who returned from New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, Â received the French President at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka.
Bangladesh Prime Minister hosted a banquet in honor of the visiting President at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka. On the occasion, Mrs. Hasina express her confidence that France-Bangladesh bilateral relations can move to strategic engagements for the shared prosperity for all in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Prime Minister Hasina said France-Bangladesh are opening up new areas of cooperation in strategic assets and advanced technologies.
The Premier said “France has been trusted development partner of Bangladesh since its independence and holds a special place in our hearts and imagination”.
Today President Macron first will pay homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhaka. Â And later on the day, he is scheduled to hold a Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also sign bilateral agreements and hold a joint press conference.
According to media reports, Macron is scheduled to visit popular music artist Rahul Ananda’s studio in Dhaka.
Navalsang Parmar/Akashwani News/Dhaka
