Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Thursday paid homage to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar.
The head of state was, in fact, the first to place the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial around 6.30am, marking the 51st Victory Day, followed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
After placing the wreath, President Hamid stood in solemn silence for a while as a mark of deep respect to the memories of the martyrs of the Liberation War.
A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force presented the state salute on the occasion, as the bugles played the last post.
The President also signed the visitors’ book kept on the memorial premises.
Sheikh Rehana, the younger daughter of country’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Prime Minister’s younger sister, was also present on the occasion.