DHAKA, Aug 15, 2017 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today hosted a milad and doa mahfil at Darbar hall of Bangabhaban after Zohr prayers marking the National Mourning Day and the 42nd martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
A special munajat was offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and other family members, who faced martyrdom on the fateful August 15 in 1975.
Family members of the President, secretaries concerned, civil and military officials and employees of the President palace attended the milad-mahfil and doa-munajat.
Bangabhaban Jame Masjid Pesh Imam Maulana Muhammad Saiful Kabir conducted the munajat.
Earlier, a documentary on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman produced by the Department of Film and Publications was screened at the Darbar Hall.