A picture of Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku seeking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's blessing after he was sworn-in has emerged.
Sakku contested March's mayoral polls with the BNP's backing and defeated the Awami League-backed candidate to win a second consecutive term.
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The photo shows Sakku touching the prime minister's feet, as Sheikh Hasina smiles and places her hand on the mayor's shoulder. A bemused LGRD Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain looks on and claps.
The mayor was sworn-in on Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office.“She is my elder,” Sakku said, reports Bangla Tribune. “So, I showed her respect.”
It is common practice in the sub-continent for the young to touch the feet of their elders as a show of deference.
Sakku's wife Afroza Jesmin, who was present at the ceremony, also touched the prime minister's feet and praised Hasina's candid pictures on the Cox's Bazar sea beach.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
