DHAKA: The 33rd Homecoming Day of Prime Minister also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated on Saturday. 

Awami League and its associate organizations have chalked out elaborate programme marking the day.

The programme includes hoisting of flags at Awami League central office, other AL offices across the country and placing wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city.

Arrangement of special prayers seeking good health and long life of Sheikh Hasina, meeting with war-wounded freedom fighters and distribution of foods at orphanages.

The top leaders of the party are set to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban around 11:00am.

Besides, a discussion will be held at Engineers Institute Auditorium around 3:30pm in city where Deputy Leader of Jatiya Sangsad and Awami League leaders will deliver their speeches. 

On this day in 1981, Sheikh Hasina returned home after about six years in exile after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15 in 1975.

Bangabandhu’s daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, survived the August 15 carnage as they were in Germany at that time.

Sheikh Hasina was elected president of Bangladesh Awami League in her absence in the national council of the party on February 14-16 in 1981. 

BDST: 1110 HRS, MAY 17, 2014