First hours of Amar Ekushey

Published: 21 Feb 2021 03:02 BdST Updated: 21 Feb 2021 03:02 BdST

Bangladeshis began paying homage to the 1952 Language Movement martyrs by placing flowers and wreaths in a sombre mood at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 on the Language Martyrs’ Day.
  • Maj Gen SM Salahuddin Islam, military secretary to President Md Abdul Hamid, and Naquib Ahmed Chowdhury, military secretary Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, placed wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on behalf of the head of state and the premier in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    Maj Gen SM Salahuddin Islam, military secretary to President Md Abdul Hamid, and Naquib Ahmed Chowdhury, military secretary Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, placed wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on behalf of the head of state and the premier in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • Army chief General Aziz Ahmed, Navy chief Admiral Mohammad Shaheen Iqbal and Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat paid tribute to the language martyrs by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    Army chief General Aziz Ahmed, Navy chief Admiral Mohammad Shaheen Iqbal and Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat paid tribute to the language martyrs by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • Commodore MM Naim Rahman, serjeant-at-arms of parliament, placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute to the language martyrs on behalf of Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    Commodore MM Naim Rahman, serjeant-at-arms of parliament, placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute to the language martyrs on behalf of Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • The Awami League leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    The Awami League leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • The Awami League leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    The Awami League leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute on the Language Martyrs’ Day. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • The Jatiya Party leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute to the language martyrs. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

    The Jatiya Party leaders placed a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 to pay tribute to the language martyrs. Photo: SM Gorky/ PMO

  • Injured freedom fighters paid tribute to the language martyrs by placing a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Injured freedom fighters paid tribute to the language martyrs by placing a wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Leaders and activists of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front paid tribute to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Leaders and activists of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front paid tribute to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • People streamed to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 braving coronavirus infection fears to pay homage to the language martyrs. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    People streamed to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 braving coronavirus infection fears to pay homage to the language martyrs. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, paid homage in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day on Feb 21, 2021 at the Central Shaheed Minar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, paid homage in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day on Feb 21, 2021 at the Central Shaheed Minar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • People streamed to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 braving coronavirus infection fears to pay homage to the language martyrs. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    People streamed to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 braving coronavirus infection fears to pay homage to the language martyrs. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal paid tribute to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal paid tribute to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Amar Ekushey on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Attorney General M Amin Uddin paid homage at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Attorney General M Amin Uddin paid homage at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of the Language Martyrs’ Day on Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Professor Kanak Kanti Barua, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, paid homage on the Language Martyrs’ Day at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Professor Kanak Kanti Barua, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, paid homage on the Language Martyrs’ Day at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of Sunday, Feb 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

 

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