DHAKA NEWS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the capital on the occasion of historic Mujibnagar Day.
After laying the wreath, the PM stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of the independence.
Flanked by central leaders of the party, Hasina, also the president of Bangladesh Awami League, placed another wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on behalf of her party.
Deputy Leader in Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Awami League Advisory Council Member Amir Hossain Amu, presidium members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Advocate Sahara Khatun, Advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun and Satish Chandra Roy; PM's Adviser Dr Syed Modasser Ali, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku and State Minister for Housing and Public
Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan were present, among others.
Besides, AL Organising Secretaries AFM Bahauddin Nasim,
Ahmed Hossain and Misbahuddin Siraj, parliament members and other central leaders of the party and its associate organisations were present on the occasion.
Later, the leaders of AL's associate bodies including Jubo League, Chhatra League, Mohila Awami League, Jubo Mohila League, Swechchhasebak League, Sramik League and Krishak League laid wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu.
On this day in 1971, Bangladesh's first government in exile was formed at the Baidyanathtola mango grove in Meherpur, the then Kushtia.
The place was later renamed Mujibnagar in tribute to Bangabandhu who had been declared as the president of the government-in-exile.
Syed Nazrul Islam was appointed as acting president in the absence of Bangabandhu.
Tajuddin Ahmad was appointed as the first prime minister, while Khandaker Moshtaq Ahmed, Captain M Mansur Ali and AHM Quamaruzzaman were made cabinet members.
The successful leadership of the core cabinet steered the Liberation War to the victory on December 16 that year.
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