Eight military officials of seven countries on Sunday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mausoleum in the capital, reports BSS..
The military officials gave salute on the occasion and they offered Fateha and munajat at the grave seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu, other martyrs of August 15, 1975 carnage and 30 lakh martyrs of the War of Liberation in 1971.
Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Brigadier General Hamidul Haque led the delegation of military officials.
Later, the wives and children of military officials from seven countries paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing wreaths at the mausoleum. They also offered Fateha and munajat at the grave seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu.
The eight army officials are - Brigadier General Manmeet Singh Sabarwal of India, Brigadier General Ali Ejaj Rafi of Pakistan, Brigadier General Roshan Shumsher Rana of Nepal, Brigadier General Soye Niyat of Myanmar, Colonel Erdal Sahin of Turkey, Colonel Mahmud MJ Sharawanah of Palestine, Lieutenant Colonel Demsi Cheril Sinclear of Australia and Squadron Leader Avitosh Sharma of India.
The military officials visited the mausoleum complex of Bangabandhu.
Gopalganj Police Super Ayesha Siddiqa and Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Golam Kabir welcomed the army officials when they arrived in Gopalganj this afternoon.
After visiting the mausoleum complex of Bangabandhu, they went to visit the Sixty Dome Mosque in Bagerhat and the Sundarbans.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
