Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered ziarat of the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi in Saudi Arabia.

She along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana also offered Asr prayers and Fateha at the mosque and sought divine blessings for the people of Bangladesh as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the entire Muslim Ummah.

Earlier, the premier arrived Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Medina around 1:10 pm local time today from Dhaka to join the 'International Conference on Women in Islam' to be held in Jeddah.

The Saudi Arabia in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is hosting the conference on November 6-8.

Sheikh Hasina will leave Medina for Jeddah by train.
 
Later, the Prime Minister will perform holy Umrah at the Al Masjid Al-Haram ((Kaaba Sharif) in Makkah after Isha prayers.
 
On November 6, the Prime Minister will attend the conference and deliver her speech.
 
She is also scheduled to have meetings with OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha, Iranian vice president for Women and Family Affairs Department Enseieh Khazali, Executive Director of OIC Women Development Organisation Dr Afnan Alshuaiby and Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan.
 
Apart from joining the conference, she will attend the opening of the 'Women in Islam Exhibition' and banquet dinner in honour of her.
 
On November 7, Sheikh Hasina will leave Jeddah for Makkah where she will offer prayers at the Al Masjid Al-Haram (Kaaba Sharif).
 
In the evening, the Prime Minister will leave Makkah for home.
 
BDST: 0800 HRS, NOV 06, 2023
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