TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, May 23, 2023 (BSS) - Leaders of Gopalganj district Awami League (AL) today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the late leader's Joliot-Curie Peace Medal receiving.

Leaders of Gopalganj district AL led by its President Mahabub Ali Khan and its General Secretary GM Sahabuddin Azam placed a floral wreath at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara today.

Vice- president and Member of Zilla Parishad Advocate Munshi Md Atiyar Rahman, Joint-General Secretary Subrata Thakur Hiltu, Office Secretary Ilyas Haque, Tungipara Municipal Awami League President Sheikh Saiful Islam, among others, were present.

After laying the wreath, the leaders stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of Bangladesh's independence.

A special Doa, seeking eternal peace of Bangabandhu and other martyrs of the August 15 carnage as well as martyrs of the War of Liberation, was also offered.

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