Dhaka Bureau: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is coming to a press conference to give details about her visit to South Africa. This press conference will be held at Ganobhaban on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Prime Minister’s Press Secretary confirmed the information on Monday (August 28). Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived in Johannesburg on August 22 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa joined the BRICS summit hosted by South Africa.
The Prime Minister attended the first ever BRICS summit after the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global restrictions. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the conference. On August 23, the Prime Minister addressed the ‘Bangladesh Trade and Business Summit, organized by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), as the chief guest. Later, he joined the ‘Bangladesh Ambassador Conference, organized with the ambassadors of Bangladesh posted in African countries. In the afternoon, he held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hilton Sandton. In the evening, the Prime Minister attended a cultural program and a state banquet hosted by the current BRICS Chairman and the President of South Africa.
On August 24, the Prime Minister addressed Bangladesh as a member of the ‘New Development Bank of BRICS—Friends of BRICS Leaders’ Dialogue (BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue), comprising representatives of 70 countries. On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, a bilateral meeting was held between Sheikh Hasina and Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Mozambique President Felipe Jacinto Nyusi, Tanzanian President Dr. Saima Sulluhu, and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi at the Sandton Convention Center on Thursday. At the same location, Bangladesh Prime Minister and New Development Bank President Dilma Bana Rousseff met. After the visit, the Prime Minister returned to the country on Sunday (August 27).
