Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Davos on Sunday night on a five-day official visit to Switzerland to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The four-day meeting kicks off on 17 January in Davos, a mountain resort at Graubnden in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland, under the theme ‘Responsive and Responsible Leadership’.

An Eitihad Airways flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 9:45pm.

The flight is scheduled to reach Zurich International Airport at 6:45am local time on Monday. Bangladesh Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the UN Offices Shameem Ahsan will receive the prime minister at the airport.  

From the airport, Sheikh Hasina in a ceremonial motorcade would be escorted to Silvretta Parkhotel, where she will be staying during her visit to Switzerland.  

On her way to Davos, Sheikh Hasina would make about one hour and 20 minute stopover at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE.

PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said during her stay in Davos, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend a number of events of the World Economic Forum and hold talks with WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

On the sidelines of the forum, Sheikh Hasina is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of different countries. On 17 January, the prime minister will attend the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum at the Congress Centre in Davos. Before the inauguration of the plenary, WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwann will call on Sheikh Hasina.  The Bangladesh prime minister will also join a workshop titled ‘Shaping a New Water Economy’ at the same venue on that day.

In the afternoon, Sheikh Hasina will attend an interactive session on ‘Harnessing Regional Cooperation in South Asia’ at the Congress Centre.

On 18 January, the prime minister will take part in an event titled ‘Worlds Underwater’ as well as the plenary session on ‘Leading the Fight against Climate Change’.  

On 19 January, she will attend an interactive session titled ‘Informal Gathering of the World Economic Leaders: Responsive and Responsible Leadership in a Multipolar World’.  Besides, the premier will attend an event titled ‘Women Leaders Dinner: New Frontiers of Leadership’ to be held at Schatzalp of Davos-Klosters in the evening the same day.  Concluding her five-day tour, the prime minister will leave Zurich International Airport for Dhaka at about 2:35pm on 20 January and is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:15am on 21 January via Dubai.