Freedom fighters and cultural figures expressed anger after seeing the dirty and discolored Victory Column while paying homage to the martyrs on Independence Day in Jessore. At the same time, they strongly criticized the incident of covering the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the Victory Column with a cloth.
The Ministry of Shipping has formed a six-member investigation committee into the incident where a passenger bus fell into the Padma River from a pontoon in the Daulatdia Ghat area of Rajbari. The committee has been asked to investigate the cause of the incident and submit a report within the next three working days.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid a courtesy call on President Md. Shahabuddin on the occasion of the great Independence and National Day.
Police have arrested five people from an Awami League procession in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Police detained a woman with her three children at the National Memorial in Savar, Dhaka, on Thursday, March 26, as she attempted to pay tribute on behalf of the banned Awami League and its president Sheikh Hasina.
People from all walks of life thronged the National Memorial in Savar on Thursday to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War on the occasion of the Great Independence Day. From morning, the entire area was filled with the presence of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, holding red and green flags.