<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman this morning, on the occasion of Independence and National Day.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On her return from the National Memorial in Savar, the Prime Minister paid homage to the Father of the Nation by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After placing the wreath, she stood there in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of Bangladesh's independence.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina stayed at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum for some time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Flanked by central leaders of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, president of the party, laid another wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu on behalf of AL.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On March 26, 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence following the crackdown on unarmed Bangalees on the midnight of March 25 by the Pakistani occupation forces.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the nine-month War of Liberation with the supreme sacrifices of three million people, Bangladesh achieved its independence on December 16, 1971.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The day is a public holiday. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/fas</div>