‘I am travelling abroad for the first time in my life—with the Prime Minister’: Tareq

Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has departed for Japan on a four-day official visit. He left Dhaka at 12:10 AM on Sunday (October 25) aboard a special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

Accompanying the Prime Minister are his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and several members of the Cabinet. Tareque Rahman, Member Secretary of the 'Amjanata Dal', is also part of the delegation. He shared his thoughts regarding this overseas trip with the Prime Minister; in a post on his Facebook account at 12:07 AM on Sunday, he wrote: "The Honorable Prime Minister’s seat is four rows ahead of mine; all of us in the delegation have taken our seats. 'Allahu Akbar' was announced over the aircraft's public address system. There was a slight jolt."

He further wrote, "Alhamdulillah, I am traveling abroad for the first time in my life, heading to Japan with the Honorable Prime Minister Tareque Rahman. I offer my thanks to the Almighty Allah. Gratitude and love to everyone."

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