President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Monday) paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar, marking the 54th Victory Day.
The Head of the State laid the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial with the rise of the sun at 6.34 am.
A contingent drawn from the Armed Forces Division (AFD) - Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force - presented the state salute on the occasion.
After placing the wreath, the President stood in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs of the country's War of Liberation in 1971. During that time, the bugle played the last post.
President Shahabuddin signed the visitors' book kept there.
Bd-Pratidin English/ARK
