Bangladesh
Great Victory Day People flock to Jatiyo Smriti Soudho to pay respects
Dhaka, December 16: The National Smriti Soudho premises are open to all who come to pay their respects to the martyrs on the Great Victory Day. The President and the Prime Minister left the memorial area at around 7 am after paying their respects and ceremonies. After that, the general people flocked to the memorial.
Earlier, President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina entered the Jatiyo Smriti Soudho (National Martyrs' Memorial) after 6:30 am. They entered the National Memorial at quarter past 7 am and offered flowers at the main altar. First, the President and then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid wreaths at the National Martyrs' Memorial Altar. After that, the President and the Prime Minister stood there silently for a while paying deep respect to the memory of the martyrs of the Great Liberation War of 1971.
A team of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force gave the national salute on this occasion. At this time, the bugle sounded a sad tune. The President and the Head of Government signed the visitor's book kept on the memorial premises. Later, the Prime Minister left for Dhaka from the President's Memorial, but as the President of the party, the Prime Minister paid his respects by laying wreaths at the altar of the National Memorial once again with the party leaders.
