She was welcomed by Myanmar Labour Minister Aye Myint and Bangladesh ambassador to Naypyidaw Anup Kumar Chakma at 10.15am local time on Monday. Hasina received a warm reception with a red carpet at the airport and was escorted to the Royal Naypyidaw Hotel in a motorcade. Myanmarese children dressed in traditional attire lined the road waving flags of both nations as her motorcade passed. During her two-day visit, the Prime Minister and her team will be staying at this hotel. She is expected to have bilateral meetings with the Prime Ministers of India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit. BIMSTEC is comprised of seven members from South Asia and South East Asia, focusing on promoting economic cooperation and development. Bangladesh leads in the areas of trade, investment, and climate change within the group. Hasina's schedule includes meetings with Myanmar President Thein Sein, a visit to the country's parliament, and a meeting with Speaker Thura Shwe Mann. She is also set to meet with Nobel laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi and attend a dinner hosted by the Myanmar President. The following day, she will participate in the inauguration of the BIMSTEC summit and a joint press briefing. The summit, which is being held two years later than scheduled, will address various priority sectors of development and shared concerns. The most recent summit took place in 2008 in New Delhi, with the first one occurring in 2004 in Bangkok. During the summit, it is expected that three agreements will be signed. These include a memorandum of association for the establishment of a climate change center in India, a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a Cultural Industries Observatory in Bhutan, and a memorandum of association for the establishment of a permanent secretariat in Bangladesh, which was approved more than two years ago. Dhaka has already designated a location in Gulshan for the Secretariat. The Rohingya issue has caused tension between Bangladesh and Myanmar, with the bilateral trade between the two countries currently at $100 million. Bangladesh has provided shelter for many Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled Myanmar due to sectarian violence. Officials estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of unregistered Rohingyas in Bangladesh. The Prime Minister is expected to return to Dhaka on March 4, according to officials. (File Photo)