President, CA pay homage to Liberation War martyrs

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus have paid their rich tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka, marking the 55th Independence and National Day.

The President placed floral wreaths at 5:43 am on Wednesday (March 26) and the Chief Adviser at 6:05 am at the altar of the National Memorial.

After laying the wreaths, the president and the CA 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, Navy and Air Force presented a state salute at that time while the bugles played the last post.

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.

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.

The day is very auspicious and precious to the Bengali nation.