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Published on March 27, 2015
President Hamid first placed a wreath at the altar of the memorial followed by the Prime Minister.
After placing the wreaths, the President and the Prime Minister 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.
The bugle played the last post and a smartly turned-out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented a state salute on the occasion.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, ministers, advisers, parliament members, chiefs of the three services, freedom fighters, diplomats and high civil and military officials were present on the occasion. Later, flanked by senior leaders of the party, Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Bangladesh Awami League, laid another wreath at the National Memorial on behalf of her party.
Besides, Speaker Shirin Sharmin and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Raushan Ershad placed wreaths at the National Memorial and paid their deep homage to the martyrs.
Later, President Hamid signed the visitor's book on the memorial premises.
Photo: Saiful Islam Kallol
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