Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed for New York on Saturday night for a nine-day official visit to the USA to participate in the 67th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). She and her entourage boarded an Emirates flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.30 pm and are expected to arrive at John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York at 8.15 am (New York time) on Sunday. They will have a two-hour layover at Dubai International Airport before continuing on to New York. Upon arrival at JFK Airport, the Prime Minister will proceed directly to Hotel Grand Hyatt in New York where she will be accommodated during her stay in the city. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Environment and Forest Minister Hasan Mahmud, Ambassador-At-Large M Ziauddin, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammad Wahid-Uz-Zaman, and Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, among others, will be accompanying Hasina during her visit to the USA. A 23-member high-level business delegation led by AK Azad, the president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), will also be accompanying the Prime Minister to explore new areas of trade and business in the USA. Hasina will be attending a high-level event on 'Rule of Law' on Sept 24 at the General Assembly Hall at the UN headquarters, followed by a reception hosted by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the same day. On Sep 25, Hasina will attend a reception hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. She will also participate in the opening session of the 67th UN General Assembly on the same day. The following day, the Prime Minister will kick off an event called the 'Second Edition of the Climate Vulnerability Monitor'. Expatriate Bangladeshis will host a reception for her at the Marriott Marquis Hotel near Times Square in New York. On September 27, Hasina will take part in a meeting on autism organized by the US First Lady at the Roosevelt House. She is also set to participate in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) initiative. She is scheduled to give a speech at the General Assembly at 8pm on Sep 27, with this year's theme focusing on resolving international disputes peacefully. Afterward, she will hold a press conference at 4pm on Sep 30 before returning home to Dhaka on Oct 2.