Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reached Istanbul on Thursday evening on his way home from Antalya, Türkiye, after attending the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) and the Antalya Leaders' Summit.

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and other members of his delegation landed at Istanbul International Airport at 6:10pm, said PM's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.

After a brief stopover, Tarique is scheduled to leave Istanbul for Dhaka on another Turkish Airlines flight at 7:30pm local time, he said, adding that the flight is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:50am on Friday.

Earlier, the Prime Minister departed Antalya at 4:15pm local time for Istanbul.

Ambassador Subutay Yuksel, a high-ranking official at the Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw the Prime Minister off at the airport.

The Prime Minister arrived in Antalya on Tuesday on a three-day official visit to attend COP31 and the Antalya Leaders' Summit.

On Thursday, he addressed the High-Level Segment of COP31, outlining five urgent actions to address the needs of climate-vulnerable countries.

On the sidelines of the conference, Tarique held bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

During the meetings, they discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, expand trade and investment, and enhance cooperation in addressing the impacts of climate change.

The Prime Minister also held courtesy meetings and exchanged greetings with several other world leaders and heads of international organisations during the conference.

Tarique and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman attended a dinner hosted by Turkish President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan in honour of world leaders attending COP31.

Apart from participating in various programmes of the conference, he visited the Bangladesh Pavilion and an exhibition of environment-friendly jute products set up in the Green Zone.