Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) paid tribute to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar shortly after midnight marking Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day.
Newly elected independent Member of Parliament Barrister Rumeen Farhana was obstructed while attempting to pay tribute to language martyrs in Sarail of Brahmanbaria.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement marking the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement, marking the great Martyrs' Day and the International Mother Language Day.
The government has requested a three-year postponement of its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category to the United Nations.
Shafiqur Rahman is visiting the Central Shaheed Minar for the first time on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.