Black flags dotted Bangladesh’s skyline as the country observed the national mourning day, recalling the 15 August, 1975 assassination of the nation’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members.
Thousands joined the mourning in rain soaked capital wearing black badges as army bugles played the last post while a combined military contingent offered ceremonial honour guards at the same house, where a section of army officers carried out the carnage in a predawn swoop 38 years ago.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangabandhu’s surviving daughter, along with President Abdul Hamid placed wreaths on his grave at his village home at Tingipara in southwestern Faridpur while thousands thronged his residence at Dhanmandi area of the capital to pay their homage.
National flags were kept half mast across the country while the government declared it a public holiday to mark August 15 as the mourning day.
A total of 18 people including Bangabandhu’s wife Begum Fazilattunesa three sons including 10-year-old son Russel were killed.
Thousands joined the mourning in rain soaked capital wearing black badges as army bugles played the last post while a combined military contingent offered ceremonial honour guards at the same house, where a section of army officers carried out the carnage in a predawn swoop 38 years ago.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangabandhu’s surviving daughter, along with President Abdul Hamid placed wreaths on his grave at his village home at Tingipara in southwestern Faridpur while thousands thronged his residence at Dhanmandi area of the capital to pay their homage.
National flags were kept half mast across the country while the government declared it a public holiday to mark August 15 as the mourning day.
A total of 18 people including Bangabandhu’s wife Begum Fazilattunesa three sons including 10-year-old son Russel were killed.