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PM Tarique Rahman leaves for four-day visit to Japan
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 26 Oct 2026, 01:14 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Japan early today on a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi. Photo: PMO
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Tokyo shortly after midnight on Monday for a four-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with a series of engagements scheduled during his stay from 26 to 29 October.
He departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:10am on a special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, and Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat saw him off at the airport. Relevant government officials were also present.
The prime minister is accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman; Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury; Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir; State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir; State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit; and Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad.
Other members of the delegation include Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, and the prime minister’s Special Assistant Md Shakirul Islam Khan, along with other government officials and media representatives.
Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave Japan for Dhaka on 29 October and arrive in the capital at 10:35pm the same day.