Observing the National Mourning Day and 45th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) commemorated Bangabandhu and the martyrs of August 15 through various cultural programmes broadcast on its official Facebook page on Saturday.

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has said Bangladesh would have achieved higher growth much earlier if Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur were alive.