The 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was celebrated across the country on Saturday (Sept 28) with a fresh vow to rally round the Awami League president in turning the country into a developed one by 2041 under her dynamic leadership.
On Sept 28 in 1947, Sheikh Hasina, the eldest of the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj district.
In celebration of the birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in the United States in connection with the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, central leaders of Awami League (AL) wished her long life and success in politics.
Like previous years, Awami League and its affiliated organisations celebrated the day through various events and discussions on the life and achievements of Sheikh Hasina who is driving the nation towards prosperity following the footsteps of her father, reports state news agency BSS.
The programmes included holding colourful rallies, discussions, special doa and milad mahfils seeking long-life and good health of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In the morning, Awami League and its associate bodies brought out jubilant processions in the capital Dhaka and across the country including district, city, upazila, municipality and union levels as well.
To mark the day, AL’s Relief and Social Welfare Sub-Committee organized a special doa mahfil at 10am at Engineers’ Institution in the city. AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi joined the programme, among others.
The Parliament Members’ Club organized a doa and milad mahfil at the club in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Complex here today marking the 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Chief Whip and President of the Parliament Members’ Club Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, whips Md Atiur Rahman Atik and Iqbalur Rahim joined the programe, among others, while Deputy Speaker Advocate Md Fazle Rabbi Miah conducted the munajat.
A special prayer was offered at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in the city at 11am wishing sound health and long life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Besides, special prayers were also offered at the International Buddhist Temple at 9am in the city’s Mirpur 10 and at Bangladesh Christian Association (BCA) at 9am in the city’s Mirpur-10 area.
Marking the day, a discussion was held at Krishibid Institution auditorium in the afternoon with AL advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu in the chair.
AL Advisory council member Tofail Ahmed, presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury and General Secretary Obaidul Quader addressed the discussion, among others.