TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, Aug 15, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
by placing a wreath at his mazar here this morning on the occasion of his
43rd martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day.
After laying the wreath, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for
some times as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the architect of
the independence, who was brutally killed by some disgruntled army men on the
dreadful night of August 15, 1975 along with most of his family members.
A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the three services gave a state
salute on the occasion, while bugle played the last post. Chiefs of the three
services were present at that time.
Accompanied by Sheikh Rehana, the younger daughter of Bangabandhu, and
other family members, the premier then offered munajat at the mazar seeking
eternal peace of departed souls of Father of the Nation, Bangamata Begum
Fazilatunnesa Mujib and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 massacre.
Prayers were also offered seeking continued peace, progress and prosperity
of the nation.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Industries Minister
Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Awami League Presidium
Members Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Muhammad Faruk Khan and Abdul Matin
Khasru, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Housing and Public Works
Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandakar
Mosharraf Hossain, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader,
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Science and Technology Minister Architect
Yeafesh Osman, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, PM’s Security Adviser
Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, State Minister for Information
Tarana Halim, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz
Chumki, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam, AL Joint Secretaries
Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, Organizing Secretaries AFM Bahauddin
Nasim, BM Mozammel Haque, Ahmad Hossain and Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Nowfel, Labour Affairs Secretary Habibur Rahman Siraj, Relief and Social
Welfare Secretary Faridunnahar Laily, Office Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap,
Sheikh Helaluddin, MP, Sheikh Fazley Noor Taposh, MP, AL central committee
member SM Kamal Hossain were present on the occasion, among others.
Besides, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, PM’s Principal Secretary
Md Nojibur Rahman, Principal Coordinator on SDG Md Abul Kalam Azad, PMO
Secretary Sajjadul Hassan, PM’s Military Secretary Major General Mia Mohammad
Joynul Abedin, Inspector General of Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary,
Information Secretary Abdul Malek, Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim and high
civil and military officials were present.
Later, the senior Awami League leaders, led by party’s general secretary
Obaidul Quader, placed a wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu on behalf of the
party.
Leaders of different associate bodies of Bangladesh Awami League also
placed wreaths at the mazar.
The prime minister along with cabinet members, party leaders and workers
joined a milad and doa mahfil on the mazar premises marking the National
Mourning Day, organized by the cabinet division and Gopalganj district
administration.
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina arrived in Tungipara, the ancestral home of
Bangabandhu, by an Air Force helicopter after placing wreaths at the portrait
of Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka as part of the national programme
marking the National Mourning Day.
The prime minister also went to the Banani graveyard and spread flower
petals on the graves of the martyrs of the August 15 carnage and offered
fateha and joined a munajat there.