62nd birth anniversary of Hasina today
Today is the 62nd birth anniversary of Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina.
AL has chalked out different programmes to celebrate the day across the country as well as in the United States. The AL chief is now in New York to attend the ongoing United Nations General Assembly.
In New York, the party's central working committee will present Hasina bouquets seeking her good health and long life.
AL will organise milad mahfil and special munajat at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Asr prayers. Dhaka city unit AL will also organise a milad mahfil at the party's central office at the Bangabandhu Avenue after Asr prayers and distribute food among the destitute.
Jubo League will hold a discussion at Engineer's Institution at 11:00am to mark the day where acting party president Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will be present as the chief guest, while AL presidium members and senior leaders will take part.
Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj on this day in 1947.
She was elected president of AL at a council session of the party in February 1981 while she was in exile. She returned home on May 17, 1981.
Hasina led AL to power and became the prime minister in June 1996, two decades after Bangabandhu along with other family members and relatives was assassinated in August 1975. She became the premier again after winning the December 29 parliamentary elections.
The AL chief escaped an assassination attempt on her on August 21 in 2004 when a rally of her party came under grenade attacks in the city that left 24 leaders and activists dead.
AL General Secretary and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam called on the party leaders and activists and all well-wishers to observe the day.
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