Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman visiting Bangabandhu Mausoleum Complex at Tungipara. This marked the first-ever visit by any foreign Head of State or Head of Government to pay homage at Bangabandhu Mausoleum Complex. Prime Minister Modi planted a Bakul sapling there to commemorate this historic event. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accompanied by her sister Sheikh Rehana, was also present. After laying the wreath, Narendra Modi stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of Bangladesh’s independence. A special munajat, seeking eternal peace of Bangabandhu and other martyrs of the August 15 carnage and martyrs of the Liberation War, was also offered. Prime Minister Modi signed the visitors' book at the Mausoleum complex.

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