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List of international prime ministerial trips made by Sheikh Hasina

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Sheikh Hasina since becoming Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 2009, as well as visits made during her first term between 1996 and 2001.

Sheikh Hasina with Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 11th ASEM Summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 16, 2016

1996

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1   China Beijing 12–17 September Official Visit: Hasina met with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng. The governments of Bangladesh and China signed several accords.[a][1]
2   India New Delhi 10–12 December Official Visit: Hasina met with Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda. Two signed the historic Ganges Water Sharing Treaty in the Hyderabad House, which paved the solution for the decades-long Ganges water dispute.[2][3][4]

1997

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3   Pakistan Islamabad 22–24 March Official Visit: Hasina attended the 1st Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

2000

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Hasina in the Pentagon in 2000
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  Belgium Brussels 1–2 February Official Visit Hasina signed a cooperation agreement with the European Union.[5]
  United States Washington DC 16–19 October Official Visit Hasina met with President Bill Clinton at the White House.[6][7]

2009

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  Saudi Arabia Jeddah 20–25 April Official Visit Hasina met with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and performed Umrah.[8]
  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 2009 Official visit Bangladesh & Trinidad have shown interest in expanding the bilateral economic ties & have been cooperating each other.
  Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh 15–16 July Official Visit Hasina attended the 15th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.[9]
  Bhutan Thimphu 5–9 November Official Visit This was Hasina's first visit to a SAARC country since being elected Prime Minister in 2008.[10][11]

2010

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Sheikh Hasina with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak during the Korea-Bangladesh Summit in 18 May 2010.
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  South Korea Seoul 18 May Official Visit Hasina met with President Lee Myung-Bak at the Blue House.[12]

2011

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  Germany Berlin 25 October Official Visit Hasina held discussions with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[13][14]
  Myanmar Yangon 5–7 December Official Visit Hasina met with President Thein Sein at the Presidential Palace. They discussed the Rohingya conflict.[15]
  Indonesia Bali 9 December Official Visit Hasina attended the Bali Democracy Forum.[15]

2012

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague meeting Sheikh Hasina in London 28 July 2012.
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  Turkey Ankara 11–13 April State visit Hasina met with President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. She met with Turkish business leaders and gave a lecture at Ankara University. The governments of Bangladesh and Turkey signed six agreements.[16]
  United Kingdom London 24–29 July Official Visit Hasina attended the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]
  Iran Tehran 26–31 August 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Hasina attended the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. She met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[18]
  Vietnam Hanoi 3 November Official Visit Hasina met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.[19][20]
  Laos Vientiane 4 November Official Visit Hasina met with President Choummaly Sayasone and Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong. She attended the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit and signed an agreement with Laos.[21]

2013

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Sheikh Hasina with Russian President Vladimir Putin during her visit to Kremlin on 15 January 2013.
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  Russia Moscow 14–16 January State Visit Hasina met with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Her government signed seven agreements with Russia, including an agreement for Russia to develop the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh. A US$1 billion arms deal was signed with Russia.[22][23][24]
  Thailand Bangkok 19 May Official Visit Hasina attended the Second Asia Pacific Water Summit.[25]

2014

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  Japan Tokyo 25–28 May Official Visit Hasina attended the Japan-Bangladesh summit. She met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[26]
  China Beijing 10 June Official Visit Hasina met with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People.[27]
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3 December Official Visit The governments of Bangladesh and Malaysia signed four memoranda of understanding.[28]

2015

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  Netherlands Amsterdam 3–6 November Official Visit Hasina signed four agreements with the Netherlands.[29][30]

2016

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Sheikh Hasina in a bilateral meeting with Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari during the 11th ASEM summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  Canada Montreal 17 September Official Visit Sheikh Hasina attended the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund on invitation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[31]
  Morocco Marrakech 14–17 November Official Visit Hasina attended the 22nd Conference of the Parties.[32]
  Hungary Budapest 1–3 December Official Visit Hasina attended the Budapest Water Summit 2016.[33]

2017

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  India Delhi 7–10 April State Visit [34]
  Bhutan Thimpu 18–20 April State Visit Hasina signed an agreement on in-land water transport.[35]
  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 21 May State Visit Hasina attended the Arab Islamic-American Summit.[36]
  Austria Vienna 29 May Official Visit Hasina met with Chancellor Christian Kern and President Alexander Van der Bellen. She attended the International Atomic Energy Agency conference.[37][38]
  Sweden Stockholm 15–16 June Official Visit Hasina discussed migration, human rights, and cooperation with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.[39]
  Cambodia Phnom Penh 4 December Official Visit Hasina met King Norodom Sihamoni at Khemarin Palace.[40]
  France Paris 12 December State Visit Hasina met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. She attended the One Planet summit.[41][42]

2018

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  Singapore Singapore 11–14 March Official Visit Hasina spoke at the Bangladesh-Singapore Business Forum.[43]
  Australia Sydney 26–29 April Official Visit Hasina attended the International Convention Centre and was awarded the Global Women's Leadership Award.[44][45]
  Canada Montreal 17 September Official Visit On the invitation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Hasina attended the G7 outreach leaders programme meeting. She later held a tête-à-tête with Trudeau.[46]
  United States New York City 23 September State Visit Hasina attended the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.[47]

2019

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  Germany Munich 14–16 February Official Visit Hasina attended the Munich Security Conference.[48][49][50]
  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 21–23 April State Visit Hasina met with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Istana Nurul Iman. Six memorandums of understanding were signed between the governments of Bangladesh and Brunei.[51][52]
  Japan Tokyo 28–31 May State Visit Hasina met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. She met with top Japanese business leaders and was the keynote speaker at a conference entitled "The Future of Asia". She met with the relatives of the Japanese victims of the July 2016 terror attack.[53][54]
  Saudi Arabia Makkah, Medina 31 May–3 June Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit Hasina attended the 14th IOC summit. She performed umrah and prayed at the grave of Muhammad.[55]
  Finland Helsinki 3 June State Visit Hasina met with President Sauli Niinistö at the Presidential Palace.[56]
  China Beijing 3–6 July Official Visit Hasina met with President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People. She held a roundtable with Chinese business leaders.[57][58]
  India Delhi 3 October Official Visit Hasina met with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She was the co-chair of the Indian Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum.[59] The Visit saw the signing of seven agreements between the governments of Bangladesh and India.[60]
  Azerbaijan Baku 25–26 October Official Visit Hasina attended the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.[61]
  India Kolkata 22 November Official Visit Hasina attended a cricket match between Bangladesh and India at Eden Gardens.[62]
  Spain Madrid 31 November–3 December Official Visit Hasina attended the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[63][64]

2020

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  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 12 January State Visit Hasina met with Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. She attended the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week and the Zayed Sustainable Awards Ceremony.[65]
  Italy Rome 4–8 February State Visit Hasina met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at Palazzo Chigi.[66]

2021

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  Maldives Malé December 22-23 State Visit Hasina met with then–president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and held official talks on strengthening relations between the two countries.[67][68]

2022

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  United Kingdom London 18–19 September Official Visit Hasina attended the Funeral of Elizabeth II[69]

2023

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  Japan Tokyo 25–28 April Official Visit Hasina met with the prime minister and emperor of Japan.
  United States New York 29 April–4 May Official Visit Hasina met President and vice president of World Bank to celebrate 50th anniversary of Bangladesh and World Bank partnership.
  United Kingdom London 4–9 May Official Visit Hasina attended the Coronation of the King Charles III


2024

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  China Beijing 8−10 July Official Visit State visit
  India Delhi 5 August Flee after resignation Resignation

Notes

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  1. ^ This was the first foreign visit made Hasina since taking office as Prime Minister in June 1996.

References

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