Staff correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 17 Mar 2021 09:27 AM BdST
Updated: 17 Mar 2021 10:31 AM BdST
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, opening the day to celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.
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Hamid and Hasina laid wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on Dhanmondi Road No. 32 on Wednesday, KM Shakhawat Moon, deputy press secretary to the prime minister, said.
A team of the Armed Forces offered a salute.
The president and the prime minister paid their homage to the greatest Bengali ever, and stood in silence for some time. Bangabandhu's youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain were also present.