People from all walks of life pay homage to war heroes

People from all walks of life are moving towards the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital to pay homage to the martyrs and  war heroes on the occasion of the 53rd Victory Day.

Thousands of people of all ages, from children to the elderly with red and green flags in the hands marched in a procession and chanted slogans at the National Memorial premises.

On this great day, thousands of people who came to pay their respects to the martyrs of the Liberation War were overjoyed. However, they did not forget to show humble respect and love to 3 million martyrs and honour to two lakh women.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial, marking the 53rd Victory Day.

The head of the state laid the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial with the rise of the sun at about 6:33 am. After the President, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed a wreath there.

A contingent drawn from the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented the state salute on the occasion.
After placing the wreath, the president stood in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs of the country’s War of Liberation in 1971 as the bugle played the last post.
President Shahabuddin also signed the visitors’ book kept there.

After placing the wreath, the Prime Minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs of the Great War of Liberation in 1971.

A smartly turned out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force presented a state salute on the occasion when the bugles played the last post.

Flanked by senior leaders of her party, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, laid another wreath at the National Memorial as the party chief.

Speaker of the parliament, chief justice, ministers, chiefs of the three services, members of parliament, freedom fighters, diplomats, representatives of different development partners and high civil and military officials, among others, were present.