After reaching Tungipara by a helicopter, the Prime Minister will pay tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his mazar around 11am, according to a fax message sent from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Deputy Commissioner of the district Mokhlesur Rahman Sarker.

A smartly turned out contingent to be drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force will give guard of honour on the occasion. 

Sheikh Hasina will offer fateha and join a munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu as well as other martyrs of the August 15 massacre. 

The Prime Minister will go back to Dhaka in the afternoon.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday took oath as Prime Minister of the country for the 3rd consecutive term along with her 46 cabinet members following her party’s massive victory in the 11th national election.

Through the oath taking of new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers, the country gets a cabinet with all members from the AL after 1973 while Sheikh Hasina became the Prime Minister for the record fourth time.

President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the Prime Minister at 3:40 pm while to 24 ministers at 3:46 pm, to 19 state ministers at 3:53 pm and to three deputy ministers at 3:57 pm at Bangabhaban.