DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the great leader.

The premier placed floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in the city’s Dhamondi area on Friday (January 10).

After paying tributes, she stood in solemn silence there for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of Bangabandhu.

Later, as the president of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina paid homage to the portrait of Bangabandhu along with the senior leaders of her party.

Later, the leaders of Awami League’s associate bodies, including Jubo League, Chhatra League, Sramik League, Mohila Awami League, Sechchhasebak League, Jubo Mohila League, Krishak League, Dhaka city AL and other socio-cultural organizations laid wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu.

Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the country’s Liberation War, returned to the sacred soil of independent Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972, after 290 days of confinement in Pakistan jail.

Since then, the nation is observing the day as the Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation.

This year, the observance of the Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day is very significant as the nation is going to celebrate the great leader’s yearlong birth centenary programmes from March 17.

BDST: 1131 HRS, JAN 10, 2020

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