Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus began his visit to his home district of Chattogram on Wednesday morning for the first time since taking office, with a series of engagements planned during his approximately 12-hour stay.
Muhammad Yunus departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:45am for Chattogram, according to the Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder statement to UNB.
He is slated to attend as the chief guest at the fifth convocation of Chittagong University (CU), where he will also deliver the convocation address, officials said.
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam, Energy Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Education Adviser CR Abrar, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum and Fisheries and Livestocks Adviser Farida Akhter, SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed and Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam are accompanying the Chief Adviser.
In recognition of his contributions, Chittagong University will confer upon him an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) degree.
A former faculty member of CU’s Economics Department and a Nobel Laureate, his return to the campus is being hailed as a historic moment.
Chittagong University will host the largest convocation in the country’s history on Tuesday, awarding degrees to 22,586 students. In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degree recipients, the university will honour 42 PhD awardees and 33 MPhil scholars.