Chief Adviser Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus. File Photo

CHATTOGRAM, May 9, 2025 ( BSS) - Hectic preparations are afoot here to welcome Chief Adviser Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus as he is set to make his first ever visit to his home district after assuming office as the head of the interim government. 

People of Chattogram have been eagerly waiting to greet on May 14 their globally celebrated son who is the microcredit guru and a Nobel laureate.

Prof Yunus is scheduled to arrive here on a daylong visit of packed itinerary stretching from Chattogram port to the University of Chattogram, the oldest higher academic institution of the region, located beside his ancestral village home of Jobra under Fatehpur union of Hathazari upazia. 

Apart from attending the 5th convocation of the university as the convocation speaker, Prof. Yunus is also expected to visit the village of Jobra where he first experimented his microcredit programme.

Chattogram district administration has almost completed its massive preparation work centering the maiden visit of Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus. 

"People of Chattogram are eagerly waiting to offer a warm welcome to the son of their soil to make historic his first ever visit as the head of the interim government. We are also working day and night as per guideline of high officials to make honorable Chief Adviser's much awaited visit to his home district a success" Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chattogram Farida Khanom told BSS.  

According to CA's visit schedule, he will attend a meeting on NCT -5 premises inside Ctg port to exchange views with senior officials of port and shipping sector and representatives of various port users organizations and trade body leaders. 

A multi-media presentation will be made at the function on existing port operations, performance, future prospects as well as on-going and proposed key installations, including Bay Terminal and Matarbari Deep Sea Port, senior port officials said. 

Prof Muhammad Yunus will straight go to Ctg Circuit House from port where he unveil foundation of Kalurghat Bridge over the river Karnaphuli - a much awaited bridge demanded by vast population of southern bank of the Karnaphuli river, including Boalkhali and a part of Patiya upazillas. 

The Chief Adviser will also hand over registered deed of Chattogram Heart Foundation hospital to the concerned authorities.

 Prof. Muhammad Yunus will leave Circuit House for Chattogram University Campus to attend the 5th Convocation Ceremony to be held at CU's central play ground in the afternoon. 

In the convocation, certificates would be awarded to around 22,600 participants from the academic year of 2011 to 2023. The recipients will include 22 PhD degree holders (2015-2025 ). Prof Yunus will deliver his convocation speech in the function. CU authorities will also confer De Lit degree to Prof. Yunus , once a devoted teacher of Department of Economic at this university, for his outstanding contributions in poverty eradication and restoration of peace in the globe.

Education Adviser Prof. CR Abrar and University Grants Commission Chairman Prof SMA Fayez will attend the convocation ceremony as special guests.

"We have taken all-out preparations to make a success our convocation program under the leadership and supervision of Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohammad Yahiya Akter. We expect the gala ceremony will be the ever biggest convocation in the history of such function organized by any higher educational institution in the country as around 1,00,000 people will congregate on CU campus to attend the grand function," CU Registrar Prof. Saiful Islam told BSS today. 

The CU authorities have taken initiatives to decorate and beautify further the naturally picturesque campus with its array of greenery over vast 2300 acres of land with small mountains and hillocks.