DHAKA, March 22, 2021 (BSS) – Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari today
paid glowing tributes to the memory of the martyred freedom fighters at the National
Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital.
She paid the homage to the national heroes by placing a wreath at the memorial
this morning.
Earlier, the Nepalese President reached the National Memorial at about 11.10 am
On her arrival there, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque,
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque, State Minister for Housing and
Public Works Sharif Ahmed and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 9 Infantry
Division of Bangladesh Army Major General Shaheenul Haque and civil and military
high officials welcomed Bhandari.
A smartly turned-out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air
Force gave her a guard of honour while the bugles played the last post.
The Nepalese President planted a sapling of a flower named ‘Uday Padda’ on the
memorial premises and signed the visitors’ book on the occasion.
“I’m happy to have the opportunity to visit National Martyrs’ Memorial at Savar
built in memory of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the cause of an
independent Bangladesh. I express my heartfelt homage to the martyrs,” she wrote in
the visitors’ book.
Bhandari said the martyrs are revered for their selfless contribution to the future of
a nation.
“In the course of nation’s history, contributions of martyrs are remembered as the
source of strength and inspiration the generations that follow,” she wrote.
The Nepalese President said sacrifices of the martyrs had not only helped create
an independent nation of Bangladesh but also has inspired the people of Bangladesh
to strengthen the nation’s foundation and developed it rapidly.
“The progress achieved by Bangladesh in socio-economic development today
reflects this reality,” she added.
Bhandari said she feels happy to state that Nepal was the seventh country to
extend early recognition to Bangladesh as an independent country.
“On behalf of the government and the people of Nepal and on my own behalf, I
would like to extend my best wishes to the friendly people of Bangladesh for the
achievement of peace, progress and prosperity as envisioned by the martyrs,” she
also wrote.
The Nepalese President left the National Memorial for the capital around 11.25am.
Strict security measures were taken at the memorial and its adjacent areas ahead of
her visit there.
Earlier, Bhandari arrived here this morning on a two-day official visit to join the
grand celebrations of the golden jubilee of country’s independence and the birth
centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
President M Abdul Hamid received his Nepalese counterpart at Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport (HSIA) around 10.17 am.
