Relatives in tears at the Military Graveyard at Banani in the capital on Sunday while placing wreaths at the graves of army officers who were killed in the BDR mutiny. — FE photo The 15th martyrdom anniversary of the slain army officers in the barbaric killings at BDR (now BGB) headquarters, Pilkhana on February 25-26 in 2009 was observed Sunday with due dignity, reports BSS.
On the occasion of the day, Major General S M Salahuddin Islam, Military Secretary to the President, on behalf of the President, paid deep tributes to the memory of the martyred army officers by placing wreaths at the graves of the martyrs at the Banani Military Graveyard.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, her military secretary Major General Kabir Ahmed paid homage to the martyrs by placing wreaths at their graves, said an ISPR release.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal; Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, Additional Secretary Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman Sarkar on behalf of the Senior Secretary of the Public Security Division of Home Ministry, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, and family members of the martyrs paid glowing tributes to the martyred army officers.
After laying the wreaths, one minute silence was observed in honour of the martyrs while the serving military personnel gave a salute.
Senior military officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force, JCOs and military personnel of other ranks, family members and close relatives of the martyrs were present on the occasion.
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