DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, accompanied by BNP standing committee members, paid tribute to the martyred intellectuals at the memorial at Mirpur in the city on Saturday morning .

She paid homage to the memory of martyred intellectuals by placing wreath at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Memorial marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day at around 8:00am.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Dr. Moin Khan, opposition Chief Whip Joynul Abdin Faruq were present, among others.

Earlier, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyred intellectuals at the Memorial at 7:00am.

BDST: 0900 HRS, DEC 14 , 2013
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor