Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will depart for Turkey on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, on a three-day official visit to participate in the COP-31 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya.
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury disclosed the travel details during a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, November 9, 2026. The COP-31 conference, taking place in Antalya from November 9 to November 20, 2026, under the UNFCCC framework, focuses heavily on achieving 35% global electrification by 2035, accelerating methane reduction, lowering building energy consumption by 25%, and securing climate financing for vulnerable developing nations under the Paris Agreement.
Read nextBangladesh Delegation Led by Religious Minister Kaikobad Attends 6th Hajj Conference in JeddahPrime Minister Tarique Rahman will board a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight from Dhaka to Istanbul on Tuesday morning, connecting onwards to Antalya. He is accompanied by a compact high-level delegation, including State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs-2 Shama Obayed, Special Assistant to the PM Saimum Parvez, Principal SDG Coordinator Prof. Dr. Sohag Awal, Press Secretary Saleh Shibly, and Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu. During the summit, the Prime Minister will address two separate high-level plenary sessions and hold a bilateral summit with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan—their second formal meeting following their initial talks during the 81st UN General Assembly in New York last September.
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