President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a three-day State Visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the National Martyrs’ Memorial of Bangladesh by placing wreath at the National Monument yesterday.
The National Martyrs’ Memorial is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of the valour and the sacrifice of all those who gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The monument is located in Savar, about 35 km north-west of the capital, Dhaka.
He was received by the Bangladesh Minister of Liberation War Affairs and Minister of Housing and Public Works when he arrived at the venue. A sapling was planted marking President's visit.
President was warmly received by the daughter of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh when he arrived at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum to pay tribute to the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This is the first State Visit to Bangladesh by the President after he assumed office.
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