LONDON, Oct 3, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today left here for home after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the USA and the UK.

A commercial flight (BG-208) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from the London Heathrow Airport around 09: 10 pm (London time).

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem saw the premier off at the airport.

The flight will arrive in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka around 12:30pm on October 4 (Bangladesh time).

The prime minister earlier reached London, the capital city of the United Kingdom from Washington DC, on September 30 by a British Airways aircraft.

In London from September 30 to October 3, Sheikh Hasina was accorded a reception by expatriate Bangladeshi community.

The prime minister also had several courtesy meetings with some dignitaries including a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) led by Rushanara Ali, MP, chair of APPG on Bangladesh and Rohingya and the UK shadow minister for investment and small business.

During her stay in New York from September 17-22, the premier attended the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events.

In Washington DC from September 23-29, Sheikh Hasina attended a reception accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States and visited Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.