President, Prime Minister pay homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheik Hasina have paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara on the event of the 99th birthday celebration of the immense pioneer, BSS reports. 

The President and the Premier paid their tribute by setting wreaths at the mazar (sepulcher) of Bangabandhu in Tungipara on Saturday morning. 

President Abdul Hamid first laid a wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu took after by the Prime Minister. 

Subsequent to putting the wreaths, they remained in grave hush for quite a while as a sign of significant regard to the memory of the Father of the Nation as the cornet played the last post. 

A shrewdly diverted out unexpected drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force gave a respect watch on the event. 

Abdul Hamid and Sheik Hasina offered Fateha and joined a munajat looking for interminable tranquility of the left soul of Bangabandhu and also different saints of the August 15 slaughter. 

Businesses Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Awami League Presidium Member Sheik Fazlul Karim Selim, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif Dilu, PM's Security Adviser Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Mian, AL Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki, Abul Hasnat Abdullah, MP, AL Joint Secretaries Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, Organizing Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim were available on the event, among others. 

In addition, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, PM's Principal Secretary Md Nojibur Rahman, Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Mohammad Shafiul Haque, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, Inspector General of Police Dr Javed Patwary, Information Secretary Abdul Malek, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim, President's Press Secretary Joynul Abedin and senior AL pioneers and high affable and military authorities were available. 

Afterward, the President marked the guest's book kept on the mazar premises. 

Prior on his entry on the mazar premises, President Abdul Hamid was gotten by Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, PM's Security Adviser Tariq Ahmed Siddiq, AL Presidium Member Sheik Fazlul Karim Selim and Sheik Helaluddin, MP. 

Flanked by senior pioneers of the gathering, Sheik Hasina, likewise the Awami League president, set another wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu in the interest of AL. 

The Prime Minister traveled to Tungipara in the wake of setting wreaths at the representation of Bangabandhu before Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Road No 32 in the capital city. 

The birthday of Bangabandhu is being seen the nation over today as the National Children's Day.