Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed Dhaka for Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday on a three-day visit to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-31).

He is accompanied by his wife, Zubaida Rahman.

The Prime Minister left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka aboard a Turkish Airlines flight at 7:30 am (local time) on Tuesday.

Several senior government officials and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders were present at the airport to see him off. They included Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat, Chief Whip of the National Parliament Nurul Islam Moni, and Member Secr...