Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on his first state visit to Bangladesh tomorrow (October 14, 2022) afternoon.

President Abdul Hamid will receive the Sultan at the VVIP terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport amid 21-gun salute and guard of honour upon his arrival by a special flight around 2:30pm, a senior official told UNB today (October 14, 2022).

The visit was originally scheduled for October 14-16, but later it was rescheduled for October 15-17.

From the airport, the Brunei Sultan is scheduled to go straight to National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar.

The Sultan will place a wreath paying homage to Liberation War martyrs, sign visitors’ book and plant a sapling there.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will also visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Sunday.

Family members of Bangabandhu will receive him there, according to a draft programme schedule.

Brunei Sultan will hold meetings with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apart from other engagements during the visit.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will also meet him during his visit.

Bangladesh and Brunei are likely to sign three bilateral cooperation documents, including an agreement for introducing direct flights between the two countries, Momen told reporters.

Two other cooperation documents will be signed on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers and recognition of certificates for two countries’ seafarers.

“We believe that the visit will be a successful and productive one,” Momen said.

On energy cooperation with Brunei, Momen said Bangladesh is having discussion in this area and exploring all available options.

Foreign Minister Momen is scheduled to see off Brunei Sultan at the airport after completion of the visit, likely on Sunday evening.