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Four newly appointed ministers and two state ministers visited the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War. This act of remembrance took place a day after they took their oaths of office at Bangabhaban.

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Four newly appointed ministers and two state ministers today paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar, a day after taking oath at Bangabhaban.

The ministers laid wreaths at the memorial and observed a period of solemn silence in honor of the fallen heroes. They also signed the visitors' book, a customary gesture for dignitaries visiting the site.

The group included Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Abdul Moyeen Khan; Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partho; Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rasheduzzaman Millat; and Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Sa Ching Prue Jerry. The state ministers were Humaiun Kobir for Foreign Affairs and Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln for Religious Affairs.

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They placed wreaths at the memorial around noon and stood in solemn silence for a while in memory of the martyrs before signing the visitors’ book.

According to an engineer at the National Memorial, most of the ministers arrived together, with the Information and Broadcasting Minister paying his respects separately. The memorial site was reopened to the public shortly after their departure.

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Anwar Hossain Anu, sub-assistant engineer of the Public Works Department at the National Memorial, said three ministers and two state ministers arrived together around 1:30pm. Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partho paid homage separately around 1:50pm.

Earlier the same morning, the newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir had also visited the memorial to honor the Liberation War martyrs. The ministers and state ministers were sworn in by President Fakhrul the previous evening, with their specific portfolios being allocated afterward.

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The memorial premises were reopened to the public around 2:00pm after the ministers left.