Dhaka, April 24 -- Thailand has rolled out the red carpet for Sheikh Hasina upon the arrival of the Bangladesh prime minister in Bangkok on a six-day official visit.

On her arrival at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 1:08pm local time on Wednesday, Hasina was received by Puangpet Chunlaiad, minister attached to the Thai Prime Minister's Office.

She is visiting the southeast Asian nation at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin.

She was given a guard of honour and a 19-round gun-salute at the airport, the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported..

Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Gulshahana Urmi earlier said that Hasina left Dhaka on a Bangladesh Biman flight shortly after 10am.

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