The US Embassy in Dhaka on Monday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
"On the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation, the U.S. Embassy remembers his extraordinary life," said the Embassy.
Bangabandhu was one of the very first Bangladeshis to travel to the United States on the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program.
"We mourn this great loss," said the Embassy.
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