<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid glowing tributes at the Monument to the People's Heroes at the Tian'anmen Square here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She paid homage to the Chinese heroes by placing a wreath at the Monument.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The national anthems of the two countries were played on the occasion while the bugle sounded the last post.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After laying the wreath at the Monument in the afternoon, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some times as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Chinese revolutionary heroes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier on her arrival at the square, a smartly turned out contingent of the Chinese Armed Forces gave the Bangladesh premier the state salute.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister is now in Beijing on a four-day bilateral visit to China from July 8 to 11 at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd024/kh</div>