DHAKA, Feb 21, 2024 (BSS) - The ruling Awami League (AL) today paid rich

tributes to the language martyrs by placing wreaths at Azimpur graveyard in
the city on the occasion of Shaheed Dibash (Martyrs Day) and the
International Mother Language Day.

An AL delegation, led by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader, laid wreaths
on the graves of the language martyrs there this morning after a 'Provat
Feri' (procession) in memory of language heroes.

AL Joint General Secretary and Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, AL Joint
General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organising Secretaries BM Mozammel
Haque, Advocate Afzal Hossain and Sujit Roy Nandi, State Minister for
Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, AL Cultural Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar
Ukil, Social Welfare Affairs Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, Office Secretary
Barrister Biplab Barua, Finance and Planning Affairs Secretary Wasika Ayesha
Khan, Agriculture and Cooperatives Affairs Secretary Faridun Nahar Laili,
Education and Human Resources Affairs Secretary Shamsunnahar Chapa, Science
and Technology Affairs Secretary Md Abdus Sabur, Deputy Publicity Secretary
Syed Abdul Awal Shamim, Deputy office Secretary Sayem Khan and central
committee members Sahabuddin Farazi, Nirmal Chatterjee and Parveen Jaman
Kalpana were present, among others, on the occasion.

Besides, AL leaders and workers paid tributes to the language heroes by
placing wreaths at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.