GOPALGANJ, Aug 22, 2022 (BSS) - State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today paid rich tributes 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 state minister 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 doa seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and other martyrs who had to embrace martyrdom on the fateful August 15, 1975.

The state minister also signed the visitors' book at the Tungipara Mausoleum Complex.

Members of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP), National Sports Council and members of various federations related to sports, among others, were present.