Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman, has left for Turkiye's Antalya to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the premier departed Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport around 7:30am on Tuesday, according to his Deputy Press Secretary Mostafa Zulfiquar Hasan.

"The prime minister has embarked on a three-day official visit to Antalya for the COP31 summit, where he will address the assembly," he said, adding that the delegation is scheduled to land in Antalya at 4:30pm following a transit stop in Istanbul.

Tarique will attend the summit proceedings on Wednesday, a day after his arrival, and conduct bilateral meetings with se...