The banquet took place on Tuesday night (September 22, 2026) at the Lotte New York Palace hotel on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Heads of state and government from UN member nations, alongside their spouses, gathered at the event. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister and Dr. Zubaida Rahman also joined a welcome breakfast hosted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to deliver his address to the General Assembly during his brief diplomatic visit to New York.