President off to S Arabia to perform Hajj
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia early Wednesday to perform Holy Hajj. The President left Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport by a regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 2:00am. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Agricultural Minister Matia Chowdhury, Dean of the diplomatic corps, principle secretary to the PM, the chiefs of the three services and concerned high civil and military officials were present at the airport to see him off. President Hamid is expected to return home on October 10, according to a news agency.