Advisors pay tribute to language martyrs

Advisors to the interim government paid their rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar marking ‘Amar Ekushey’—the International Mother Language Day and Shaheed Dibosh.

They paid their respects by placing floral wreath at the Shaheed Minar in the early hours of Friday (February 21). They stood there in silence for a while.

The advisors included Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dr. Asif Nazrul, Advisor to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Nahid Islam, Advisor to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Sharmin S. Murshid, Advisor to the Ministry of Social Welfare, and Farida Akhtar, Advisor to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.

Earlier, at 12:02 am, President Md. Shahabuddin and at 12:10 pm, the Chief Advisor laid wreaths at the Shaheed Minar.

They were welcomed at the Central Shaheed Minar by Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan and Proctor Associate Professor Saifuddin Ahmed.

Then, members of the Advisory Council of the Interim Government, ambassadors of various countries, and Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed paid their respects.

Besides, the Chief Election Commissioner, the chiefs of the three services, and the Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University paid tribute to the martyrs by placing flowers at the Shaheed Minar.

Later, leaders and activists of language soldiers, various political parties, educational institutions, social and cultural organizations placed wreaths at the Shaheed Minar and paid their respects.

Earlier, people from different walks of life waited at the Palashi border to pay their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar in the early hours of International Mother Language Day from 11 pm.

On the occasion of Ekushey February, the streets and walls of the central Shaheed Minar and Dhaka University area have been decorated with colorful decorations. Fine arts students have worked day and night to depict various languages ​​of protest with paint and ink. The altar of Shaheed Minar, the black streets, and the walls are bursting with colorful lights.