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Chief Adviser Professor 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 roughly 12-hour stay.
Professor Yunus left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:45 am for Chattogram, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, as per a UNB report.
He will 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.
From Chattogram Circuit House, the Chief Adviser will join the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a new rail-and-road bridge over the Karnaphuli River at Kalurghat apart from his other engagements.
He is likely to visit Chattogram port soon after his arrival in Chattogram, an official told UNB.
After the convocation, Professor Yunus will travel to his ancestral home in Bathua village of Shikarpur union, Hathazari upazila.
Chittagong University will host the largest convocation in the country’s history on Tuesday, awarding degrees to 22,586 students.