A Biman Bangladesh flight carrying the prime minister and her delegation departed from Dhaka at 12:10pm on Tuesday. The flight is expected to reach London on Tuesday night Bangladesh time. Hasina will have a one-day stopover in London to visit family, including her niece Tulip Siddiq, who was re-elected as MP in the British elections on Jun 8. The prime minister is set to arrive in Stockholm on Wednesday night local time, as stated by her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim. The Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali announced at a press briefing on Sunday that the Swedish prime minister had extended an invitation to her Bangladeshi counterpart for a visit. This visit is expected to enhance and broaden the cooperation between the two countries and improve Bangladesh's reputation in Europe. In addition, two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) regarding the Sweden-Bangladesh Business Council and Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industries are anticipated to be signed during the visit. A joint statement will also 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 will have a bilateral meeting with her counterpart and also meet with the deputy prime minister, acting speaker, and minister for justice and migration. Additionally, she will meet 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 diplomatic relations between the two countries. Bangladesh annually exports clothing valued at $5 billion to Sweden, primarily to the well-known brand H&M. The foreign minister stated that the visit will enhance bilateral cooperation, attract investment, and strengthen ties in various areas such as migration, climate change, UN peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and extremism. All of Bangladesh's products enter Sweden with duty-free market access. The prime minister is scheduled to depart for Dhaka on June 16 and arrive on Saturday.