<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">President Mohammed Sahabuddin today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at the mazar (mausoleum) of the late leader at Tungipara in Gopalganj.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After placing the wreath, the President stood in solemn silence for some time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A smartly turned out contingent drawn from the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented the state salute while the bugles played the last post.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sahabuddin took oath as the 22nd President of Bangladesh on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Starting from Bangabhaban at 10:13 am, the President's motorcade reached Tungipara via Padma Bridge at 12:45 pm.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President's wife Dr. Rebecca Sultana and son Mohammed Arshad Adnan Roni, other family members and close relatives, secretaries concerned to the President and senior civil and military officials accompanied the President during the visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valiant Freedom Fighter and veteran politician President Sahabuddin offered fateha and munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu as well as other martyrs of the August 15 carnage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The President signed the visitors' book kept on the mazar premises.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Subsequently, another wreath was placed at the mazar on behalf of President's family members, led by Dr Rebecca Sultana.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On his arrival here, the President was welcomed by political leaders, including Colonel (Retd) Faruk Khan, MP, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, MP, Sheikh Helal Uddin, MP, and Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tanmoy, MP, and senior officials of the local administration.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, on his way to Tungipara in the morning, the President made a stopover for a few minutes at the middle of the Padma Bridge, where he joined a photo session with his family members. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>