Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina performed the holy ‘Umrah’ after she reached the holy city of Makkah overnight from Jeddah of Saudi Arabia.
Premier`s press secretary Ihsanul Karim told newsmen on Saturday.
The premier also offered prayers seeking divine blessings for the people of Bangladesh as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the entire Muslim Ummah, he also said.
In line with the Islamic rituals Sheikh Hasina performed `tawaf` around the holy Ka`aba Sharif and walked and ran between Safa and Marwa.
She later offered the prayers at the Ka`aba Mosque.
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman`s youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and other entourage members of the premier also performed "Umrah" along with her.
Earlier, the Premier arrived at the holy city of Makkah from Jeddah by road at about midnight on Friday.
The Prime Minister is now in Saudi Arabia on a five-day official visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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