Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina. Photo : Collected
After forming her fourth consecutive government, Prime Minister and also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is going to her ancestral homeland, Gopalganj’s Tungipara, for two days starting Saturday, where she will pay tribute at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
It will be her maiden excursion outside the capital since taking oath as prime minister for a fifth time following her party's overwhelming victory in the 12th parliamentary national election.
Stringent security measures have been taken ahead of the visit and the entire district is adorned with banners, festoons, digital displays and so on to welcome Sheikh Hasina.
Party insiders and administration said the premier is scheduled to leave for Gopalaganj from her official residence Ganababhan by road.
On the first day of the visit, Sheikh Hasina will pay tribute to the father she tragically lost, at the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara.
She is expected to be accompanied by cabinet members and her family members.
In the afternoon of the first day, the premier is scheduled to exchange greetings and views with party leaders and activists of Tungipara upazila unit.
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