President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on the occasion of his 103rd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day-2023. The president and the prime minister paid their homage by placing wreaths at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu at Tungipara at 10:42am. President Hamid first laid a wreath at the Bangabandhu’s mausoleum, followed by the prime minister. After placing the wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation. A smartly turned out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented a guard of honour on the occasion. Flanked by senior leaders of her party, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, placed another wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu on behalf of the party. Later, First Lady Rashida Khanam along with her son Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq, MP, as well as the premier along with her family members paid tribute to Bangabandhu by placing floral wreaths separately. Read more: PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his birthday Hamid and Hasina offered Fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu as well as other martyrs of the August 15 carnage. Cabinet members, PM's advisers, parliament members and senior AL leaders were present. The President also signed the visitor’s book kept on the mausoleum premises. On his arrival on the mausoleum premises, President Hamid was received by PM Hasina. On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu, the architect of independent Bangladesh and the greatest Bangali of all times, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj.  

Members of the Executive Committee (EC) of Bangladesh Foreign Service Association (BFSA) led by its President and Additional Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam visited Tungipara, Gopalganj on Wednesday and paid their respect to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They placed a wreath on the Mausoleum of the Father of the Nation and took part in a recitation of Fatiha and prayers. The EC reiterated their commitment to the principle of Bangladesh's foreign policy as guided by Father of the Nation in his vision of "Friendship to all, and malice towards none". Also Read: BFSA donates Tk 32.50 lakh for Ashrayan project The officials expressed their commitment to establish smart diplomacy to build Smart Bangladesh as envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara in Gopalganj. The prime minister, accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and family members, offered fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace of departed souls of Father of the Nation and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 carnage. Read more: PM asks expats to shun hundi in sending remittance home  Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu, paid tributes to the Father of the Nation by placing a wreath at his mausoleum. After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu. The Father of Nation alongwith most of his family members was assassinated by some disgruntled army men on the dreadful night of 15 August, 1975. Read more: PM Hasina asks police to firmly deal with destructive acts Sheikh Hasina reached Tungipara in Gopalganj in the morning by road after crossing the Padma Bridge. The premier is scheduled to spend the night at Tungipara.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. She was accompanied by her sister Sheikh Rehana while offering Fateha and munajat (prayer) seeking eternal peace of departed souls of Bangabandhu and other martyrs of 15 August, 1975 massacre. Read: PM on way to her village home in Tungipara Prayers were also offered seeking divine blessings for good health and long life of Sheikh Hasina and her family members as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the country. PM’s Assistant Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas, who is accompanying the prime minister, confirmed this. Earlier, the prime minister paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his mausoleum. After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the architect of the independence, who was brutally killed by some disgruntled army men on the dreadful night of 15 August, 1975 along with most of his family members. Family members of the prime minister were also present to pay homage.  The PM reached Tungipara in Gopalganj at 10:10 in the morning by road after crossing the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. Earlier, Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana started for Tungipara from her official residence Ganabhaban at about 7:15am. Read: PM to political parties: Let’s all take part in next parliamentary polls Before crossing the Padma Bridge they both paid tolls. The prime minister opened the country's longest ever self-financed Padma multi-purpose bridge amid nationwide jubilation on June 25. Tungipara is their village home in Gopalganj district where their father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding leader, was buried after his assassination on August 15 in 1975. 

Leaders of Bangabandhu Foundation on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, along with other leaders of the organisation placed wreaths at Bangabandhu’s grave in the morning. They offered fateha and raised hands in prayer seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of Bangabandhu and his family members who were killed on the dreadful night of August 15, 1975. The Executive President of the Central Committee of Bangabandhu Foundation Advocate Moshiur Malek, Vice President Advocate Abdul Khalek Mia and Md Delwar Hossain were present among others.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday placed wreaths at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman paying homage to the great leader to mark the National Mourning Day. The prime minister placed wreaths twice, first as the head of the government and then as the president of governing Awami League party. After laying the wreaths, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the architect of Bangladesh’s independence in 1971. Read: National Mourning Day: PM Hasina pays homage to Bangabandhu Bangabandhu was gunned down by some disgruntled army men on the dreadful night of August 15, 1975 along with most of his family members. August 15 is observed as National Mourning Day. A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the armed forces presented a gun salute on the occasion, while the bugle played the Last Post in remembrance of Bangabandhu, the greatest Bengali of all time.  The prime minister then offered fateha and munajat seeking eternal peace of departed souls of Bangabandhu, his wife Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, their three sons and other martyrs of Aug 15 massacre. Prayers were also offered seeking continued peace, progress and prosperity of the nation. Flanked by senior Awami League leaders, Hasina placed a wreath at the grave of Bangabandhu on behalf of the party. Leaders of different associate bodies of Bangladesh Awami League also placed wreaths at the grave. Read: Cultural bodies observing National Mourning Day The prime minister along with Cabinet members, party leaders and workers will also join a milad and doa mahfil on the mausoleum premises marking the National Mourning Day. Earlier, Sheikh Hasina arrived in Tungipara, the ancestral home of Bangabandhu, by an Air Force helicopter after placing wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka as part of the national programme on the day. The prime minister also went to the Banani graveyard and sprinkled flower petals on the graves of the martyrs of the Aug 15 carnage and offered fateha and joined a munajat there.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj. She placed a wreath at Bangabandhu’s grave at 10:45 am and stood there for a while in solemn silence as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the architect of Bangladesh's independence. He was assassinated by some disgruntled army men on the dreadful night of August 15, 1975 along with most members of his family. Also read: PM: Bangabandhu was lucky to have Bangamata as his life partner A contingent of Army soldiers presented guard of honour and played bugle on the occasion. The premier  offered fateha and raised hands in prayer seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu. Also read: How Padma Bridge led to largest shipment of reconditioned cars to arrive at Mongla Port PM Hasina started from Ganabhaban at 8 am for her ancestral home in Tungipara by road. She crossed the Padma Bridge for the second time after its opening and paid a total of Tk 25,750 toll at the Mawa toll plaza. Enroute to Tungipara the PM's motorcade briefly paused on the bridge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived at her ancestral home at Tungipara in Gopalganj on her first visit by the Padma Bridge she  inaugurated last month. On arrival she, along with her family members, offered prayer at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Read: PM to visit Gopalganj through Padma Bridge on Monday Accompanied by her son Sajeed Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed, the premier offered fateha and raised hands in prayer seeking eternal peace of departed souls of  Bangabandhu and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 massacre. Prayers were also offered seeking divine blessings for good health and long life of Sheikh Hasina and their family members as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the country. PM's Assistant Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas. who accompanied the premier, confirmed this.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday offered prayers at the mazar of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara of Gopalganj.Accompanied by her sister and Bangabandhu’s younger daughter Sheikh Rehana, she offered Fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace of departed souls of the Father of the Nation and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 massacre.Prayers were also offered seeking divine blessings for good health and long life of Hasina and Rehana and their family members as well as continued peace, progress and prosperity of the country. Also read: PM: Padma Bridge brightens Bangladesh’s image as a bold nationThe prime minister also offered prayers at the graves of her grandfather and Bangabandhu's father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and grandmother Sheikh Sahera Khatun in Tungipara.

Diplomats stationed in Dhaka had the opportunity to see Bangladesh’s dream project Padma Bridge on their way to Tungipara, Gopalganj by road on Thursday to pay respect to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam, who is accompanying the diplomats during the visit, explained how the dream of having a mega project like Padma Bridge is becoming a reality. Also read: Hope rises as govt reiterates Padma Bridge to open to traffic by June Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki said the State Minister explained to the Head of Missions about the impact of Padma Bridge on the economy and people’s lives in Bangladesh. “Another game changer for inclusive and sustainable development,” Naoki tweeted sharing photos of Padma Bridge which is set to be inaugurated soon.