A special Biman Bangladesh flight, carrying the prime minister and her delegation, departed from Dhaka at 12:10pm on Tuesday. The flight is expected to land in London on Tuesday night according to Bangladesh time. Hasina will have a one-day stopover in London to visit with family members, including her niece Tulip Siddiq who was re-elected as an MP in the British elections on June 8. The prime minister is set to arrive in Stockholm on Wednesday night local time, as stated by her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim. The Prime Minister of Sweden has extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for a visit, as announced by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali during a press briefing on Sunday. This visit is anticipated to enhance and broaden the collaboration between the two countries, as well as improve Bangladesh's reputation in Europe. Additionally, two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) regarding the Sweden-Bangladesh Business Council and Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industries are set to be signed. A joint statement will be released following the visit, and a 47-member business delegation will accompany the Prime Minister. While in Sweden on June 15 and 16, she is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with her counterpart. In addition, the Prime Minister will also meet with the deputy prime minister, acting speaker, and minister for justice and migration. She will also have meetings with the chief executives of several Swedish companies. Sweden was among the first European countries to support Bangladesh in 1971, and February 4, 2017, marked the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Bangladesh annually exports garments worth $5 billion to Sweden, particularly to the well-known brand H&M. The foreign minister stated that the visit would enhance bilateral cooperation and lead to increased investment, as well as strengthening ties in areas such as migration, climate change, UN peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and extremism. All of Bangladesh's products enter Sweden duty-free. The prime minister is scheduled to depart for Dhaka on June 16 and arrive on Saturday.