Independence Day: President, PM pay homage to martyrs as nation celebrates

The nation is celebrating its 53rd Independence and National Day today in a befitting manner, with the resolution to take the country forward imbued with the spirit of the Liberation War. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial here on the outskirts of the capital early this morning, marking the 53rd Independence and National Day. The president first placed the wreath at the altar of the memorial followed by the prime minister. After laying the wreaths, the president