Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mazar at Tungipara on Saturday.

Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has described Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as “an icon in the struggle for the independence of Bangladesh, and a personification of the principles of freedom and equity”.