Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Liberation War martyrs on Bangladesh's Independence and National Day.
The Foreign Minister hoisted the national flag at the Foreign Service Academy and also placed a wreath at the temporary altar in memory of Bangabandhu.
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Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and other high-ranking officials of the ministry also attended the event.
After placing wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound respect to Bangabandhu and the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War.