President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on Wednesday morning, marking the 55th Independence and National Day.
President Shahabuddin placed a wreath at the altar of the memorial at about 5;50AM, while Chief Adviser Prof Yunus placed another wreath around 6:11AM.
A contingent of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented a state salute while a melancholy tune was being played on the bugles.
After laying the wreaths, the president and the CA stood in solemn silence for few minutes in memory of the martyrs of the great Liberation War in 1971.
The head of the state and the head of the government also signed the visitors’ book kept on the memorial premises.
The chief justice, advisers to the interim government, chiefs of the three services, freedom fighters, foreign diplomats and high-ranking military and civilian officials were present at the time.
After paying their respects, they left the memorial premises.
Following their departure, the National Memorial was opened to people of all strata to pay homage.
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