President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here this morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 100 birth anniversary of the great leader.

The President and the Premier paid their homage by placing wreaths at the mazar (mausoleum) of Bangabandhu here.

President Hamid first laid a wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu followed by the Prime Minister.

After placing the wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation while the bugle played the last post.

A smartly turned out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force gave an honour guard on the occasion.

Abdul Hamid and Sheikh Hasina offered Fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu as well as other martyrs of the August 15 carnage.

Sheikh Rehana, the younger daughter of Bangabandhu, PM’s daughter Saima Wazed Hossain, Sheikh Rehana’s son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby and his wife Peppi Siddiq were present on the occasion.

Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member Amir Hossain Amu, Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, AL’s General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Presidium Members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim and Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, PM’s Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, Chief Whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Public Administration Md Farhad Hossain, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim and Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury were present.