Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered ziarat of Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid-e Nababi in the holy city of Madinah this afternoon under the Saudi Royal protocol.

She earlier offered Zohr prayers at the same mosque and joined a munajat (praper) seeking divine blessings for the countrymen as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the entire Muslim Ummah, reports BSS.

Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to offer Asr prayers at Masjid-e Nababi.

Later, the prime minister will go to Makkah by air to perform holy umrah.

The prime minister earlier arrived in Madinah this morning from Riyadh after attending the first-ever Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit.

A special VVIP flight of Royal Saudi Airlines carrying the prime minister landed at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz Airport at 11:25 am.

Deputy Prince of the Kingdom Saud Bin Khalid Al Faisal received the prime minister at the airport.

Sheikh Hasina reached Riyadh on May 20 at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to join the Arab Islamic-American (AIA) Summit which was held on Sunday in the Saudi capital.

After the four-day visit, the prime minister will return home in the early hours of May 24.