Shawdesh Desk:

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tributes to Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on his 104th birth anniversary coinciding with the National Children’s Day-2024.

The president and the prime minister paid their homage by placing wreaths at the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujib at 10:38am.

President Shahabuddin first laid a wreath at Sheikh Mujib’s grave followed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

After placing the wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the country’s founding president.

A smartly turned out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force gave an honour guard on the occasion.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s younger daughter and PM’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana and other family members were present.

Flanked by senior leaders of the ruling Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, also the president of AL, placed another wreath at the grave of Mujib on behalf of her party.

Mohammed Shahabuddin and Sheikh Hasina also offered Fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Mujib as well as other martyrs of the August 15 carnage.

Cabinet members, PM’s advisers, parliament members and AL senior leaders were present.

The president and the prime minister signed the visitor’s book kept on the mausoleum premises as well.

Meanwhile, on his arrival on the mausoleum premises, President Mohammed Shahabuddin was received by prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Earlier at 7:00am, the PM paid homage to Sheikh Mujib by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka.

The prime minister later released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover, and a data card at her official Ganabhaban residence marking the great leader’s 104th birth anniversary.

The birthday of Sheikh Mujib is being celebrated across the country as the National Children’s Day for many years.

On this day in 1920, Sheikh Mujib, was born to a respected Muslim family in Tungipara village of Gopalganj sub-division, now district.