President Sahabuddin pays homage to Liberation War heroes

President Mohammed Sahabuddin paid a rich tribute to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, on Tuesday.

For the first time after assuming office as the 22nd president of Bangladesh, the head of the state placed the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial around 11:40 am.

BSS adds: A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented the state salute on the occasion, as the bugles played the last post.

Sahabuddin, a heroic Freedom Fighter and Politician, later stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect for the memories of the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War.

The country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on December 16 in 1971 after a nine-month-long bloodstained Liberation War.

The President also signed the visitors' book kept on the Memorial premises.

Earlier, the President attended his office last evening after about 10-hour of his taking the oath of office of the President at the historic Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban.