The prime minister, her sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed also went to the Banani graveyard and paid tribute to the August 15 martyrs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with her family members pay tribute to the August 15 martyrs at the Banani graveyard in Dhaka on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Photo: UNB
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after her party's landslide victory in Sunday's general election.
She paid homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu inside the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Bangabandhu's younger daughter and the prime minister's younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, later also separately placed a wreath at the portrait.
The prime minister's daughter Saima Wazed and Sheikh Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq were present on the occasion.
After laying the wreath, Sheikh Hasina stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect for the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of independence.
Earlier in the morning, the prime minister along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed went to the Banani graveyard and paid tributes to the August 15 martyrs.
After laying the wreaths, they stood in solemn silence for some time.
They also spread flower petals on the graves there.
Sheikh Hasina and Rehana also offered Fateha and prayed for eternal peace for the departed souls of the martyrs of August 15.
Saima Wazed and Radwan Mujib Siddiq were present on the occasion.
At the Banani graveyard, Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, Sheikh Russel and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 were laid to eternal rest.
Ruling Awami League-backed candidates won 222 seats in Sunday's voting, while independent candidates - most of them allied with the Awami League - won 62 seats.
Besides, the Jatiya Party won only 11 seats and three single candidates from three parties -- the Workers’ Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Bangladesh Kalyan Party -- secured victory in their respective constituencies.
