Dubai based carrier Emirates on March 17 celebrated the 101st birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman at HazratShahjalal International Airport with officials of the airport and civil aviation authority.
High officials from the respective organisations celebrated the occasion with a cake cutting ceremony.
Emirates Country Manager Bangladesh Mohamed Alhammadi, Sales Manager Mohammad MohizurRahman, Charge d’ Affairs of the UAE Embassy in Dhaka Abdulla Ali Al-Hamoudi, CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M MafidurRahman, and HSIA Director Touhid-ul Islam attended the ceremony, among others.
As part of the celebration of Bangabandu’s 101st birthday, Emirates further provided exclusive jackets with special boarding pass pockets to the passengers flying with the airline today. The boarding passes issued to the passengers today by the airline also carried a message wishing Bangabandhu a happy birthday.
