The ruling party announced the cancellation in a statement on Sunday, a day before the prime minister is scheduled to return home after a four-day visit. The statement said the party decided to cancel the reception as party chief Hasina ordered them to do so. The people suffered earlier during such 'mass reception' of the prime minister on her return from abroad. During one of such programmes in September last year when the prime minister returned from the UN General Assembly, Dhaka experienced massive traffic congestions even though it was organised at the weekend. The Awami League leaders said her supporters would line up on the street from the airport to the Ganabhaban in the 'mass reception'.

Source: bd News24 April 09, 2017 16:52 UTC