AL, allies accord reception to PM

The ruling Awami League (AL) and its alliance partners yesterday accorded a grand reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Dhaka airport, for receiving the highest award of the United Nations (UN) on environment affairs, ‘Champions of the Earth’, as well as the ‘ICT Sustainable Development’ award.
Several thousands of leaders and workers of the AL and its different associate bodies and the 14-Party Alliance gave their heartiest welcome to Hasina by standing on the both sides of the road from the airport to Gono Bhaban.
A number of ministers, lawmakers and top AL leaders were present at the airport to receive Hasina. The Premier reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1.05pm after a brief stopover at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. She reached her official residence Gono Bhaban at at 2.08 pm, via Jahangir gate and Bijoy Sarani. Sheikh Hasina waved her hands at party workers from her Jeep on the way to Gono Bhaban.

In violation of traffic rules, leaders and activists of the AL-led alliance and its associate bodies occupied busy roads and intersections from the airport to Gono Bhaban, to greet Sheikh Hasina.
They started heading for the airport in small processions and in buses, trucks and pick-ups from around 11am. They held placards, banners and festoons and chanted the slogan ‘Sheikh Hasina’r Jonno Bangladesh Dhanna’ (“Bangladesh is thankful to Sheikh Hasina”).
Some groups of AL activists played musical instruments and danced on the busy roads and intersections, causing huge traffic snarls.
Meanwhile, thousands of commuters remained stuck in tailbacks for hours, as the leaders and workers of AL thronged the road from Gono Bhaban to the airport from different areas to welcome the PM.
“It is a very common scene in our country: when a high-profile person arrives at the airport, ordinary people get stuck on the road for hours,” complained Abul Kashem, who works at a hotel in Oman. He had landed in Shahjalal International Airport at 10.30am yesterday morning. It was 2pm, but he was still waiting for the Kumilla-bound Albarak Paribahan with his wife and his child.
“I am pretty tired and I don’t know why so many young people are shouting to the rhythm of drums,” he said.
“I know what the PM has achieved. This is undoubtedly laudable, but it is also true that in her tenure she has not achieved many things. We will be happy when the party’s students’ wing starts working for the country,” said Aminul Islam, a schoolteacher of Gaibanda, who was waiting at the car park of the airport after finishing Hajj prayers.
Mosharaf Karim, who works at a private company in Lalbagh of the capital, boarded a bus of Ena Paribahan at 5am from Mymensingh. At 2.45pm, he found himself stuck in the gridlock in Uttara area.
“Brother, please help me. Please take me in your bike. I have an exam today at 2pm,” Bakhtiar Rahman, a first-year Honours student of Titumir College, requested a journalist.
Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today to brief the media about the outcome of her US visit. The press conference will be held at Gono Bhaban at 11.30am.
On September 23, the Premier left Dhaka for New York on an eight-day official visit to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

AL, allies accord reception to PM

The ruling Awami League (AL) and its alliance partners yesterday accorded a grand reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Dhaka airport, for receiving the highest award of the United Nations (UN) on environment affairs, Champions of the Earth, as well as the ICT Sustainable Development award. Several thousands of leaders and workers of the AL and its different associate bodies and the 14-Party Alliance gave their heartiest welcome to Hasina by standing on the both sides of the road from the airport to Gono Bhaban. A number of ministers, lawmakers and top AL leaders were present at the airport to receive Hasina. The Premier reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1.05pm after a brief stopover at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. She reached her official residence Gono Bhaban at at 2.08 pm, via Jahangir gate and Bijoy Sarani. Sheikh Hasina waved her hands at party workers from her Jeep on the way to Gono Bhaban. In violation of traffic rules, leaders and activists of the AL-led alliance and its associate bodies occupied busy roads and intersections from the airport to Gono Bhaban, to greet Sheikh Hasina. They started heading for the airport in small processions and in buses, trucks and pick-ups from around 11am. They held placards, banners and festoons and chanted the slogan Sheikh Hasinar Jonno Bangladesh Dhanna (Bangladesh is thankful to Sheikh Hasina). Some groups of AL activists played musical instruments and danced on the busy roads and intersections, causing huge traffic snarls. Meanwhile, thousands of commuters remained stuck in tailbacks for hours, as the leaders and workers of AL thronged the road from Gono Bhaban to the airport from different areas to welcome the PM. It is a very common scene in our country: when a high-profile person arrives at the airport, ordinary people get stuck on the road for hours, complained Abul Kashem, who works at a hotel in Oman. He had landed in Shahjalal International Airport at 10.30am yesterday morning. It was 2pm, but he was still waiting for the Kumilla-bound Albarak Paribahan with his wife and his child. I am pretty tired and I dont know why so many young people are shouting to the rhythm of drums, he said. I know what the PM has achieved. This is undoubtedly laudable, but it is also true that in her tenure she has not achieved many things. We will be happy when the partys students wing starts working for the country, said Aminul Islam, a schoolteacher of Gaibanda, who was waiting at the car park of the airport after finishing Hajj prayers. Mosharaf Karim, who works at a private company in Lalbagh of the capital, boarded a bus of Ena Paribahan at 5am from Mymensingh. At 2.45pm, he found himself stuck in the gridlock in Uttara area. Brother, please help me. Please take me in your bike. I have an exam today at 2pm, Bakhtiar Rahman, a first-year Honours student of Titumir College, requested a journalist. Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today to brief the media about the outcome of her US visit. The press conference will be held at Gono Bhaban at 11.30am. On September 23, the Premier left Dhaka for New York on an eight-day official visit to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).