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PRESIDENT-RETURN
President returns home
DHAKA, July 19, 2018 (BSS)-President M Abdul Hamid returned home this
morning after medical checkup in the United Kingdom (UK).
“A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President landed
at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 11:15am,” President’s Deputy
Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad told BSS.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Mohammad Nazmul Quaunine saw him off
at Heathrow International Airport in London last night.
On his arrival, the President was received by Industries Minister Amir
Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, dean of diplomatic corps and
ambassador of Vatican to Bangladesh, British High Commissioner in Dhaka,
chiefs of the three services, inspector general of police (IGP) and high
civil and military officials at the VVIP Lounge of the airport.
President Hamid went to London on July 7 on a 12-day medical trip where he
had health checkup at Bupa Cromwell Hospital and treatment of eyes at
Moorfields Eye Hospital.
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