Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 26) paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 54th Independence and National Day.

She paid glowing tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital this morning.

After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some times as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, also the great architect of independent Bangladesh and the greatest Bangalee of all times.

Bangabandhu's younger daughter and only sister of the Prime Minister Sheikh Rehana was present at that time.
 
Besides, a smartly turned out contingent drawn from the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force presented a state salute at the time.

Flanked by party leaders, Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu by placing another wreath at his portrait on behalf of the party.

Marking the day, the Prime Minister later released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card at her official Ganabhaban residence here.

Every year, the March 26 brings the most tragic reminiscence of the history's blackest episode that heralded a nine-month bloody ordeal from the night of March 25, 1971, achieving the long-cherished independence on December 16 the same year at the cost of a sea of blood.

BDST: 1036 HRS, MAR 26, 2024
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