President pays homage to martyred intellectuals

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur on Saturday morning, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day.

The head of the state placed the wreath at the memorial at about 06:59 am.

President Shahabuddin stood there in solemn silence for a while as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the illustrious sons of the soil who were brutally killed just two days before Bangladesh’s final victory in the War of Liberation in 1971.

A smartly turned out contingent of the Army, Navy and Air Force  offered a state salute at that time while the bugle played the last post.

To make the nation brainlessness, the brilliant sons of the soil were killed at the fag-end of the Liberation War.

Later, the president also exchanged greetings with the injured valiant freedom fighters and people coming to pay respect to the martyred intellectuals.