Savar Correspondent:
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir paid deep respect to the martyrs of the great Liberation War by laying a wreath at the National Memorial after assuming office as the 23rd President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Today, Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 10:27 am, he laid a wreath at the altar of the National Memorial in Savar. After laying the wreath, the President stood in silence for a while and paid tribute to the martyrs.
Then, the President was given a guard of honor by the three services. He signed the visit book of the memorial and expressed his deep respect for the martyrs of the great Liberation War, national unity, democracy and the determination to build a prosperous Bangladesh.
In his remarks in the visit book, the President remembered with deep respect the martyred President Ziaur Rahman, the proclaimer of independence, Bir Uttam, and the national leader Begum Khaleda Zia.
After the visit, the President planted a sapling of the Uday Padma tree. Later, he left the National Memorial premises.