Dhaka: President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina early today paid his rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.
On behalf of the President and the Prime Minister, President’s Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam and Prime Minister’s Military Secretary Major General Naquib Ahmed Chowdhury placed wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar at one minute past zero hours.
After placing the wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect for the language heroes who had sacrificed their lives for the cause of establishing Bangla as a state language of Pakistan.
