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will welcome him upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport tomorrow evening.

From the airport, Macron will go to Hotel InterContinental. There, he will attend an official dinner to be hosted by Hasina.

The French president will then go to the Dhanmondi Lakeand then meet the Joler Gaan band and enjoy its music.

On September 11 morning, he will pay homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at Bangabandhu’s portrait and then visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi.

Macron will hold a bilateral meeting with Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office.

There, France and Bangladesh may sign several deals, including one on buying planes from Airbus, a European plane manufacturing company, said another diplomatic source.

Earlier, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told reporters that during Hasina’s visit to France in November last year, Bangladesh agreed to buy 10 planes, including two cargo carriers, from Airbus.

The two countries may also discuss purchasing of the second satellite -- Bangabandhu Satellite-2 -- from France and setting up of a satellite manufacturing plant in Bangladesh as proposed by France last year, Momen said.

Climate change and the Rohingya crisis will be two other major issues for discussion during the meeting, said foreign ministry officials.

“France played a major role in formulating the Loss and Damage initiative. So, the countries like Bangladesh that are affected by climate change need funding for making up part of the damage,” an official said.

Therefore, Dhaka will call on the French president to play a more active role in operationalising the fund of the Loss and Damage initiative, he told this correspondent.