Bangladesh, Sept. 27 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina birthday is all set to be celebrated in a festive mood by her party and followers across Bangladesh on Monday.

What is different about this year is that for the first time since returning to power as Prime Minister in 2009, she will be in Dhaka for her birthday, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Previously, more-or-less every year from 2009 to 2019, her birthday was spent in New York Cityor its surroundings, where she would be attending the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, held every September. This year, the pandemic has forced even world leaders to resort to Zoom or sending in their recorded messages for the main centrepiece event that stretches till the end of the month...