Rich tributes were paid to the memory of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the nation celebrated his 94th birth anniversary yesterday.
The National Children’s Day was also observed on the occasion. The day was a public holiday.
National dailies published special supplements while Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Television and other private TV channels and radio stations aired special programmes highlighting the significance of the day.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed wreaths at the portrait of Father of the Nation at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the city’s Dhanmondi area at 7am.
President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages in the evening yesterday, paying glowing tribute to Bangabandhu; the architect of independent Bangladesh.
As part of the national programme, Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina along with her party leaders and members of the cabinet laid wreaths at 10am at the grave of the great leader in Tungipara where she was given a “Guard of Honour”.
Sheikh Hasina also attended a children’s rally, discussion, book fair and a cultural function at Tungipara on the occasion.
Apart from national programmes, children’s gatherings, rallies, discussions and cultural functions were organised at the district and upazila levels while documentaries on the country’s Liberation War were screened at district and upazila headquarters. Bangladesh missions abroad also held various programmes to observe the day.