Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) tomorrow (November 5) to join the International Conference on Women in Islam to be held in Jeddah.

Saudi Arabia in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is hosting the conference on November 6-8.

The conference will discuss five themes, and publication on "Jeddah Document of Women in Islam" will be published, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters at a media briefing at his ministry on Thursday.

A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 09.00am, according to the official itinerary of the Prime Minister's Office.

She will arrive at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Medina at about 1:30pm local time.

In the evening, the prime minister will perform ziarat of the Rawja Mubarak of Prophet (PBUH) and offer Fateha there.

In the morning on November 6, Sheikh Hasina will leave Medina for Jeddah by train. In the evening, she will attend the conference and deliver her speech.

She will also have meetings with OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha, Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Department Enseieh Khazali, Executive Director of OIC Women Development Organisation Dr Afnan Alshuaiby and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan.

Apart from joining the conference, she will attend the opening function of the Women in Islam Exhibition and banquet dinner in honour of her.

Later, she will leave Jeddah and then visit Mecca where she will perform Holy Umrah.

In the evening on November 7, Sheikh Hasina will leave Mecca for home.

BDST: 1201 HRS, NOV 04, 2023
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