<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs of Liberation War — placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar this morning, marking Independence and National Day.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Hamid first placed a wreath at the altar of the memorial followed by the Prime Minister.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After placing the wreaths, the President and the Prime Minister stood there in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs of Liberation War.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A smartly turned-out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force presented a state salute on the occasion, while the bugles played the last post.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, flanked by senior Awami League leaders, Sheikh Hasina, also chief of the ruling party, laid another wreath at the altar of the memorial. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>