UNGA session: PM Hasina to brief media Monday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday will brief the media about the outcomes of her recently-concluded visit to the United States, where she attended the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and other high-level side events.

The press conference will be held at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka at 4pm, her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said on Sunday. 

The prime minister returned home on Friday night from Washington DC via Helsinki, wrapping up her US visit.

She had left Dhaka on September 17 and reached New York on September 19 after a two-day stopover in Helsinki.

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During her stay there from September 19-24, she attended the UNGA sessions at the UN Headquarters and several high-level and closed-door meetings as well as bilateral talks with heads of governments, states and organizations on the sidelines.

Sheikh Hasina addressed the general debate of the 76th UNGA session in Bangla on September 24, following the footsteps of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The premier later left New York for Washington DC on September 25.