The Khulna district unit of Jubo League organised several programmes on 28 September to mark the birthday of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The activities included a children’s drawing competition, a prize-giving ceremony, food distribution and a cake-cutting event.

Grassroots-level Jubo League supporters and their children attended the programmes arranged for the occasion. The drawing competition was organised specifically for children, with several participants choosing to draw portraits of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina.

Prizes were distributed among the winners following the competition. According to the organisers, the event was arranged as part of an effort to introduce children and young people to the political lives and ideals associated with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina.

Food distribution was another part of the programme. Biryani was provided to Jubo League supporters and children who attended the events. Later, members and supporters of the organisation joined children in cutting a cake to mark Sheikh Hasina’s birthday.

The organisers said the participation of children was intended to provide them with an opportunity to learn about the political history and ideas associated with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina. They also said the children’s participation in the drawing competition and other activities created an enthusiastic atmosphere during the programme.

The overall arrangements were coordinated by Sheikh Jafrin Hasan, an organiser of the Khulna district Jubo League and a former vice-president and sports secretary of Khulna Metropolitan Chhatra League. The programmes were organised by the Khulna district Jubo League.

Sheikh Hasina was born on 28 September 1947 in Tungipara, Gopalganj. Her 79th birthday was observed on 28 September 2026. She has served as Bangladesh’s prime minister on multiple occasions during her long political career.

The Khulna programme combined political and social activities, with children and grassroots supporters taking part in events throughout the birthday observance. The drawing competition, prize distribution, food arrangements and cake-cutting ceremony formed the principal activities organised locally to mark the occasion.