TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, July 2, 2024 (BSS) – The secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology Md. Ali Hossain today paid a rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj.

After laying the wreath, the secretary stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation.

Later, he offered munajat seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and other martyrs, who had to embrace martyrdom on the fateful August 15, 1975.

A special prayer was also offered seeking long life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members.

The secretary also signed the visitors' book kept at the administrative building of Tungipara Mausoleum Complex.

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Chairman Aftab Ali Sheikh, Deputy Secretaries of the Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Salim Reza and Mohammad Ashraful Afsar, and Tungipara Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Moinul Haque, among others, were present.