Speaker off to Saudi to perform Umrah

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury along with her family left here for Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning to perform Umrah.

A regular flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the Speaker and her family members took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:55am, said a Parliament Secretariat release.

Senior Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Dr M Abdur Rob Howlader and other senior officials saw her off at the airport.

Dr Shirin Sharmin is likely to return home on March 26 after performing Umrah and offering fathea at Medina.

Source: unb