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President, PM pay respects to war heroes

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Published: 02:33, 16 December 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
President, PM pay respects to war heroes

Staff Correspondent: President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute at the National Memorial in Savar at 6:34am on Saturday.

They observed a moment of silence in memory of the martyrs.

Meanwhile, the sound of the bugle cut through the winter morning chill as soldiers saluted the heroes of the Liberation War.

Following a 31-gun salute at the National Parade Ground at sunrise marked the beginning of Victory Day celebrations.

The nation is celebrating the 47th Victory Day, commemorating its cherished triumph in the nine-month bloody war against the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, and pay rich tributes to three million martyrs for their supreme sacrifice.

The Victory Day is being celebrated across the country and all Bangladeshi missions abroad with a fresh vow to uphold the spirit of the hard-earned independence and democracy.



December 16 in 1971, the country achieved its independence to emerge as Bangladesh after the nine-month long struggle for national independence.

Besides, different socio-cultural-professional bodies and institutions including Dhaka University, Bangla Academy, Shilpakala Academy, Sammilito Sangskritik Jote, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh Tourism (Parjatan) Corporation and Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote will observe the day with elaborate programmes.



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