Dhaka, June 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reached Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on his first official overseas visit since taking office.

A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the premier landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 8:45pm local time.

Tarique and his wife Zubaida Rahman were welcomed at the airport's Bunga Raya VIP Complex by Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan and his wife Hanani Harun.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury was also present.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister departed Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport for Kuala Lumpur around 2:30pm.

The visit marks Tarique's first foreign trip since assuming office on Feb 17.

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