Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Belgium on October 24 on a three-day (25-27) official visit to attend the “Global Gateway Forum” at the invitation of European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen.
Later, she went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the international conference on “Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment” in Jeddah.
Saudi Arabia hosted the conference on 6–8 November in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The Prime Minister also performed Umrah and Ziyarat of Rauza Mubarak of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) in Madinah on the sidelines of the summit.