PM returns home

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home in the early hours of today, wrapping up her two-day official visit to India.

A VVI flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage landed here Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 10:35pm on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, the Premier received an honorary Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) from Kazi Nazrul University of West Bengal for her outstanding role in improving the living standard of the people through democracy, women empowerment, poverty alleviation and socioeconomic development.

The university conferred the degree on her at a special convocation and the 3rd annual convocation of the university on its campus in West Burdwan district.

Sheikh Hasina went India on Friday morning on a two-day official following the invitation of Narendra Modi.

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