DHAKA, March 17, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid
rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
heralding the nationwide programmes on the occasion of the 99th birthday of
the great leader.
The premier paid the homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of
Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at historic 32 Dhanmondi
Road here this morning.
After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a
mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation.
Cabinet members, PM’s advisers, parliament members and senior leaders of
Bangladesh Awami League were present.
Later, flanked by the central party leaders of Awami League, Sheikh
Hasina laid another wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu on behalf of her
party as the president of Bangladesh Awami League.
Senior Awami League leaders Amir Hossain Amu, Begum Matia Chowdhury,
Obaidul Quader, Advocate Sahara Khatun, Satish Chandra Roy, LGRD Minister
Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Food
Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam, Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Jahangir Kabir Nanak
and Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip ASM Feroze, among others, were present.
Later, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Dhaka South
City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokan, leaders of associate bodies of Awami
League and other sociocultural organisations placed wreaths at the portrait
of Bangabandhu.
The birthday of Bangabandhu is being observed across the country today as
the National Children’s Day.