Sheikh Hasina's 65th birthday today
Today is the 65th birthday of Prime Minister and ruling Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina. Different organisations across the country have taken up programmes to celebrate her birthday. Marking the day, AL Central Working Committee will hold a discussion at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the city at 3:00pm today. The party's acting President Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will chair the discussion to be addressed by senior leaders of the ruling alliances. AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged the party leaders and workers to properly manage all the programmes marking their party chief's birthday. Hasina, the eldest daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born on this day in 1947 at Tungipara in Gopalganj. She along with her sister Sheikh Rehana narrowly escaped the bloodbath on August 15, 1975 in which all of their family members were assassinated by a disgruntled group of army officers. She was elected as the AL president in 1981 and was twice sworn in as the country's prime minister in 1996 and 2008 respectively. Currently, Hasina is in the USA to attend the 66th UN General Assembly and she will return home tomorrow.
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