NETRAKONA, May 17, 2022 (BSS) - The 42nd Homecoming Day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was celebrated in the district today.

Marking the day, different socio-cultural organizations and political parties including Awami League chalked out various programmes. 

As part of the programmes, a series of jubilant processions were brought out in the district town under the auspices of Awami League (AL) and its front organizations including Awami Jubo League. 

A large number of workers and leaders of the AL and its front organizations and local people of all walks of life joined the processions which paraded the main roads of the town and ended at Netrakona central Shaheed Minar premises. 

Later, a series of discussion meetings were held at the central Shaheed Minar premises by AL and its front organizations including Awami Jubo League. 

District -levels leaders of AL and its associate organizations including 
Mayor of Netrakona municipality and joint secretary of AL Netrakona district unit Nazrul Islam Khan, administrator of Netrakona zilla parishad and joint secretary of AL Netrakona district unit Prasanta Kumar Ray, joint secretary of AL Netrakona district unit Nur Khan Mitu and organizing secretary of AL Netrakona district unit professor Bajan Sarker addressed in the meetings. 

The speakers said the homecoming of Sheikh Hasina on May 17 in 1981 was not only the return of Bangabandhu's daughter but also the return of democracy and the spirit of the liberation.