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PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his Birth Centenary
DHAKA, March 17, 2021 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid
glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
marking his Birth Centenary and the Golden Jubilee of the country’s
independence celebrations.
She paid the homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in
front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in capital this
morning.
After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a
mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, also the architect of
independence and the greatest Bangalee of all times.
Bangabandhu’s younger daughter Sheikh Rehana, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury and Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain were present.
A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh
Navy, and Bangladesh Air Force presented a state salute on the occasion when
the bugles played the last post.
PM’s Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon confirmed the matter to BSS.
A special Munajat was offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls
of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other martyrs
of the August 15,1975 carnage.
Prayers were also offered for the continued peace, progress and prosperity
of the country as well as the nation.
Later, the Prime Minister entered the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum and
placed a wreath at the stair where the blood strained and bullet-riddled body
of the great leader fell at the black night of August 15.
On March 17, one hundred years ago, Bangabandhu, the greatest Bangalee of
all times, was born to a respected family at Tungipara village of the then
Gopalganj sub-division, now a district, as the third among six children of
Sheikh Lutfur Rahman and Saira Khatun.
The day is being celebrated across the country as the National Children’s
Day.
The government earlier declared the period from March 17, 2020 to March
26, 2021 as the “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year) marking the birth centenary of
Bangabandhu. The period was later extended till December 16 this year.
Along with Bangladesh, the Mujib Year is being celebrated globally with
the initiative of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization).
BSS/AHJ/GMR/0819 hrs