Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to be the second head of Bangladesh government to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in mother tongue today.
In 1974, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of Hasina, addressed the UNGA in Bangla as the prime minister of Bangladesh.
After that, former prime minister Khaleda Zia addressed a special UN session on children in Bangla in 1992.
Hasina will be the third head of Bangladesh government to address any UN session in Bangla, said sources at the Prime Minister's Office.
Hasina is scheduled to address the assembly as the eighth speaker between 8:00pm and 12:00am Bangladesh time.