Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka early Monday for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he is scheduled to deliver his first address as prime minister.

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Spokesperson Mahdi Amin highlighted the short visit and the relatively small delegation in a post on his verified Facebook page.

In the post titled "Smallest delegation. Shortest trip. Prime Minister heads to UN on regular commercial flight," Mahdi said the Prime Minister is travelling on a regular commercial flight and will spend one day travelling to the United States, one day returning and four days in between attending bilateral and multilateral meetings, high-level UN programm...