Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina performed Umrah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday morning.
The prime minister along with her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, performed the pilgrimage and offered prayers at Masjid al-Haram.
They prayed for the continued peace, prosperity and progress of the Muslim Ummah, including Bangladesh and its people.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Prime Minister's Adviser on Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and State Minister for Women, Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira and other members of the prime minister’s entourage also performed Umrah.
Later, Sheikh Hasina offered Fajr prayers in the congregation at Masjid al-Haram.
Earlier, the prime minister left Madina by air and reached Jeddah from where she travelled to Makkah by road.
