Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay paid tribute to the Liberation War martyrs by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital shortly after his arrival in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day state visit.
After placing the wreath at the altar of the memorial, he stood in solemn silence for a few minutes in memory of the martyrs of the great Liberation War in 1971.
While a melancholic tune played on the bugles, a contingent of the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force presented a state salute.
The following officials were present on the occasion: Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik; Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin; Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma; and Housing and Public Works Secretary Md Nazrul Islam.
Later, the Bhutanese premier signed the visitors’ book kept there and planted a Bakul sapling on the memorial premises.
Earlier, a red carpet was rolled out to accord a warm reception to Tobgay on his arrival.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus received him at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital after a Drukair flight carrying Tobgay and his entourage members landed at the airport around 8:15am.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin are expected to meet the Bhutanese leader on Saturday afternoon before he holds a tête-à-tête with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at his office in the city’s Tejgaon area around 3:00pm.
The Prime Minister, Tobgay, will also attend an official banquet in his honour in the evening.
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