President Macron takes boat trip on Turag River

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday  took a boat trip on the Turag River before wrapping up his visit to Bangladesh.

Macron enjoyed the unscheduled boat ride, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud.

The French president was accompanied by Hasan and Saber Hossain Chowdhury MP.

Hasan uploaded two photos on his Facebook profile and wrote, “Selfie with French President Honorable  Emmanuel Macron after boat trip on Turag River, Dhaka. He enjoyed the boat trip a lot.”

The French president arrived here on Sunday evening on a short tour at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

This was the first visit by any French president to Bangladesh in over last three decades.

Former French President Mitterrand was in Bangladesh on 22 to 24 February, 1990.

President Macron held talks with PM Hasina at the Prime Minister‍‍`s Office on Monday.

He joined a banquet hosted by Hasina in his honour on Sunday.

The two leaders witnessed the signing of a couple of bilateral instruments on boosting cooperation.