Hundreds of leaders and activists of Awami League and its front organisations as well as people of different walks of life paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the day.
They placed wreaths at his portrait at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi and at the graves of his family members and other martyrs at Banani graveyard in the morning.
Earlier, President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the ruling Awami League president, paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu placing wreaths at his portrait at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on Sunday morning.
They stood in solemn silences as the army bugle played the last post. Cabinet members, chiefs of three services and senior civil and military officials were also present.
Fateha and special munajat were offered seeking salvation of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and his family members.
Hasina also placed a separate wreath at Mujib’s portrait at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum as the Awami League chief along with the party leaders.
The prime minister spent some time at her father’s Dhanmondi house where Bangabandhu was assassinated in a military putsch on August 15, 1975, along with most of his family members.
The predawn attacks left a total of 24 people killed. Bangabandhu’s two daughters -- Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana -- could escape the bloodbath as they were abroad at the time.
The Prime Minister also placed wreaths at the graves of her family members and other martyrs at Banani Graveyard at 7:30am.
Later, Sheikh Hasina, one of the two surviving daughters of Bangabandhu Hasina reached Tungipara and offered prayers at his gravesite along with the members of the party working committee, advisory council and the cabinet colleagues.
Meanwhile, the Mahila Awami League held a special prayer session at Bangabandhu Bhaban.
BDST: 1154HRS, AUGUST 15, 2010
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