President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed will visit Tungipara in Gopalganj on August 15 to pay homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his 33rd death anniversary.
The head of the state and the head of the government will offer special prayers and place wreaths at the grave of Bangabandhu, officials said.
This year’s commemoration of the country’s slain independence leader takes place in a changed context of restoration of the August 15 as National Mourning Day by the High Court order and the caretaker government’s decision to comply with the order.
Bangabandhu was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
On August 15 last year, President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed also visited Tungipara and paid homage to Bangabandhu. They offered special prayers and placed wreaths at the grave of Bangabandhu on his 32nd death anniversary.
Chief of Army Staff Gen Moeen U Ahmed, Naval Chief Vice-Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam and Air Chief Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman also paid tributes to the late leader at Tungipara.
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