The state visit of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah to Bangladesh has been scheduled for October 15-17, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said.
The visit was originally scheduled for October 14-16.
Momen said this while briefing the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.
He said: "President Abdul Hamid will receive the Brunei Sultan at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport."
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on introducing flights between Bangladesh and Brunei are among the bilateral documents to be signed. A second MoU will be on recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh.
Brunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, during his stay in Bangladesh, will visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Sultan will also visit the National Martyrs' Memorial in Savar during his visit.
“This is going to be the first state visit by the Sultan of Brunei to Bangladesh,” Bangladesh High Commissioner to Brunei Nahida Rahman Shumona said.
She said the three-day visit carries special significance.
Sultan Waddaulah will hold meetings with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apart from other engagements during the visit.
Foreign Minister Momen will also meet him during his visit.
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