The Acting President, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, has paid tribute to the martyrs of the great liberation war at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar.
He reached the National Martyrs’ Memorial grounds at 11:32 a.m. today, Sunday, July 26. He then paid deep tribute to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the memorial altar at 11:38 a.m.
After paying tribute, the acting president wrote a comment in the memorial’s visitors’ book and signed it at 11:42 a.m. After the formalities, he left the memorial with his motorcade at 11:46 a.m.
Leaders and workers of the BNP and its affiliated and associate organisations were present in front of the memorial’s main gate to welcome the acting president and chanted various slogans.
The chiefs of the armed forces and senior civil and military officials were present at the event.
Special security arrangements were put in place in the National Martyrs’ Memorial area from yesterday, Saturday, for the acting president’s visit. Members of special security units served alongside law-enforcement agencies.
Despite the tight security, however, traffic on the Dhaka-Aricha highway remained normal, so ordinary passengers and pedestrians faced no difficulty.
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