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| Pope Francis was given a state welcome at Dhaka Airport, Bangladesh,on Nov. 30, 2017.-REUTERS |
Pope Francis Thursday afternoon (Nov.30) bade farewell to
Myanmar and flew to Dhaka, the capital of neighbouring Bangladesh, on the
second leg of his 21st apostolic visit outside Italy. He arrived in
Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday (Nov. 27), and will fly back from Dhaka to Rome
Saturday evening.
After a welcome ceremony at Dhaka airport on Thursday the
Pope visited the National Martyr’s Memorial in Savar where he laid floral
wreath and planted a sapling in the “Garden of Peace”. From there he was
driven to the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, the former residence of the founding
father and the first president of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father
of present Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. There too he laid a floral
wreath in memory of Mujibur Rahman adn later signed the Book of Honour.
From the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum the Pope was driven to
Bangabhavan, the presidential palace, where he held a private meeting with
President Abdul Hamid.
The Pope’s most important appointment of Thursday was his
address to authorities, the diplomatic corps and members of civil
society.
Please find below the Pope’s schedule for Friday, Dec.
1
10:00 - HOLY MASS and priestly ordination at
Suhrawardy Udyan Park - Homily of the Holy Father
15:20 - VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER to the
Apostolic Nunciature
16:00 - VISIT TO THE CATHEDRAL
16:15 - MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS of
Bangladesh in the Home for elderly priests - Address of the Holy Father
17:00 - INTERRELIGIOUS AND ECUMENICAL MEETING FOR
PEACE in the garden of the Archbishopric - Address of the Holy Father
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