CHATTOGRAM, May 13 (V7N) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to visit his home district of Chattogram on Wednesday morning for the first time since assuming office. His itinerary includes a series of engagements during his approximately 12-hour stay.  

A highlight of his visit will be his participation as the chief guest at the fifth convocation of Chittagong University (CU), where he will also deliver the convocation address. In recognition of his significant contributions, Chittagong University will confer upon him an honorary Doctor of Letters (D Litt) degree.  

Professor Yunus, a former faculty member of CU’s Economics Department and a Nobel Laureate, is being welcomed back to the campus in what is being hailed as a historic moment.

From Chattogram Circuit House, the Chief Adviser will participate in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a new rail-and-road bridge over the Karnaphuli River at Kalurghat, among other planned activities.  

He is also expected to visit Chattogram Port shortly after his arrival, according to an official.  

Following the convocation, Professor Yunus will visit his ancestral home in Bathua village of Shikarpur union, Hathazari upazila.  

Chittagong University is preparing to host the largest convocation in the country's history on Tuesday, awarding degrees to 22,586 students.

The event will take place on the university’s scenic 2,300-acre campus nestled in the hills of Hathazari, creating a vibrant and festive atmosphere.

The central event will be held at CU’s north campus field, where a 150,000-square-foot pavilion has been erected to accommodate over 25,000 guests.

The convocation will be broadcast live on LED screens placed at five key locations across campus.  

In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degree recipients, the university will honour 42 PhD awardees and 33 MPhil scholars.  

CU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Yeahia Akhter described the convocation as “an academic celebration—an apex moment for any student,” noting that CU students have been deprived of this experience for nearly a decade.  

“Thanks to the success of the anti-discrimination movement, we are finally making this happen,” he told reporters.

Education Adviser CR Abrar, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam, and Energy Adviser Dr. Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan are also expected to attend the event.

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