Prime Minister Hasina was warmly welcomed in Naypyidaw by Myanmar Labour Minister Aye Myint and Bangladesh ambassador Anup Kumar Chakma at 10.15am local time on Monday. She received a red carpet reception at the airport and was escorted to the Royal Naypyidaw Hotel in a motorcade, where she and her team will be staying during their two-day visit. During her stay, she will engage in bilateral meetings with the Prime Ministers of India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit. BIMSTEC is a regional grouping of seven members aiming to promote economic cooperation in South and Southeast Asia. Bangladesh leads in trade and investment, as well as climate change efforts within the group. Hasina's itinerary includes meetings with Myanmar President Thein Sein, a visit to the country's parliament, and a meeting with Speaker Thura Shwe Mann. She will also have a meeting with Aung Sang Suu Kyi and attend a dinner hosted by the Myanmar President. Additionally, she will participate in the inauguration of the BIMSTEC summit and a joint press briefing. The summit is being held two years later than originally planned. The most recent summit took place in 2008 in New Delhi, while the first summit was held in 2004 in Bangkok. Three agreements are anticipated to be signed during the summit. These include a memorandum of association for establishing a climate change center in India, a memorandum of understanding for creating a Cultural Industries Observatory in Bhutan, and a memorandum of association for establishing a permanent secretariat in Bangladesh, which was approved over two years ago. Dhaka has already designated a location at Gulshan for the Secretariat. Tensions over the Rohingya issue have strained relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bilateral trade between the two countries is currently only $100 million. Bangladesh has provided refuge to numerous 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)