Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury has officially disclosed the full high-level entourage accompanying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP-31) in Turkey, during a press briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, November 9, 2026.
The official delegation will travel to Turkey for a three-day diplomatic mission from November 10 to November 12, 2026. Accompanying the Prime Minister is his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman. The official cabinet and advisory delegation includes Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Abdul Awal Mintoo, State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs-2 Shama Obayed Islam, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Dr. Md. Saimum Parvez, along with senior civil servants and the official PM media team.
Read nextBangladesh Delegation Led by Religious Minister Kaikobad Attends 6th Hajj Conference in JeddahPrime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to deliver Bangladesh’s principal policy address at the summit on November 12, 2026. His speech will focus on climate justice, the historical responsibilities of developed nations, climate financing, adaptation, and loss and damage compensation, while raising concerns regarding climate-induced vulnerabilities for women and promoting eco-friendly jute products against synthetic materials. Foreign Secretary Chowdhury also confirmed that bilateral summit meetings are being scheduled on the sidelines of COP-31 between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of Australia, and several other world leaders.
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