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President pays homage to martyred intellectuals
President Mohammed Shahabuddin at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in city’s Mirpur
Dhaka, Dec 14 - President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday paid tributes to the martyred intellectuals at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in city’s Mirpur area.
He paid the homage by placing a wreath marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day to pay tributes to those who were brutally killed just two days before Bangladesh’s final victory in the War of Liberation in 1971.
The president placed the wreath at the memorial at about 7 am and stood there in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the illustrious men and women of the soil.
A smartly turned out contingent of the Army, Navy and Air Force offered a state salute at that time while the bugle played the last post.
Alongisde, the president also exchanged greetings with the injured valiant freedom fighters and other people coming to pay respect to the martyred intellectuals after paying the homage.-UNB