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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to visit 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 will attend as the chief guest at the fifth convocation of Chittagong University (CU), where he will also deliver the convocation address, officials said.
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.
The event is set to take place on the university’s scenic 2,300-acre campus nestled in the hills of Hathazari, creating a vibrant and festive atmosphere.
The central event will be held at CU’s north campus field, where a 150,000-square-foot pavilion has been erected to accommodate over 25,000 guests.
The convocation will be broadcast live on LED screens placed at five key locations across campus.
In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degree recipients, the university will honour 42 PhD awardees and 33 MPhil scholars.
CU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Yeahia Akhter described the convocation as “an academic celebration—an apex moment for any student,” noting that CU students have been deprived of this experience for nearly a decade.
“Thanks to the success of the anti-discrimination movement, we are finally making this happen,” he told reporters.
Education Adviser CR Abrar, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam and Energy Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan are also expected to attend.