PM Tarique Rahman Returns Home from Türkiye After Attending COP31 Summit

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on Friday morning after concluding a three-day official visit to Antalya, Türkiye, where he participated in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) and the World Leaders’ Summit. A regular Turkish Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and members of the official delegation touched down at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:40 AM. He was welcomed at the airport by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, and other senior government officials. Earlier, he departed Antalya Airport on Thursday afternoon following a formal send-off by senior Turkish Foreign Ministry official Ambassador Subutay Yuksel, making a brief transit stop in Istanbul before flying to Dhaka.

During the visit, which began on November 10, the Prime Minister addressed the High-Level Segment of COP31 on Thursday, outlining five urgent measures to safeguard climate-vulnerable nations. On the sidelines of the summit, he held strategic bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, focusing on trade expansion, investment, and climate cooperation. Alongside courtesy meetings with numerous global leaders and heads of international organizations, Prime Minister Rahman and Dr. Zubaida Rahman attended an official dinner hosted by President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan, while he also toured the Bangladesh Pavilion and an eco-friendly jute products exhibition in the conference’s Green Zone.