UNB :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may be in the United States but her 75th birthday is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday.
Hasina, the eldest among the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj on September 28, 1947.
Like previous years, the ruling Awami League and its affiliated organisations are celebrating the day through various programmes, highlighting her life and achievements.
Different programmes, including discussions, doa and milad-mahfil, special prayers and photo exhibitions have been organised in the capital and elsewhere across the country marking her birthday.
Besides, another nationwide mass vaccination campaign began this morning, with a target to Inoculate 80 lakh people on the occasion of Hasina’s birthday.
As part of the AL central programmes, a discussion was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital at 10am.
Besides, doa and milad-mahfil have been arranged at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and all other mosques throughout the country after Zahr prayers.
Special prayers have also been offered at International Buddhist Monastery (Bihar) in Merul Badda, Christian Association Bangladesh (CAB) Mirpur Baptist Church, Jakmala Rani Church in Tejgaon and Dhakeshwari Temple on the day. AL central leaders were present at the events.
He also asked the leaders of all AL units up to the ward level to celebrate the day, taking up similar programmes maintaining all Covid-safety protocols.
