File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Focus BanglaThe summit will be preceded by the preparatory senior officials and ministerial meetingsPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), to be held on October 25-26 in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has confirmed the prime minister's participation at the summit of the heads of state and government. The summit will be preceded by the preparatory senior officials’ meeting on October 21-22 and the preparatory ministerial meeting on October 23-24. Host Azerbaijan will formally take over the chairmanship of NAM for the next three years at the Baku Summit, said an official. NAM had its first summit in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia in 1961.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2019 05:03 UTC