Hossen Sohel of DOT : Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina along with the newly-elected parliament members of her party yesterday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS.
The prime minister and other AL MPs paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here this morning, a day after they took oath as the lawmakers.
Sheikh Hasina first laid a wreath
at Bangabandhu’s portrait alone as the premier.
After placing the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of the country’s independence.
Flanked by the Awami League lawmakers, Sheikh Hasina placed another wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait as the party chief.
The newly-elected lawmakers of Awami League and other parties except Jatiya Oikyafront were sworn in at a function at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday, three days after the AL-led Grand Alliance’s absolute victory in the December 30 national elections.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath to the MPs including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Oath Room of Sangsad Bhaban.
The ruling Awami League swept the December 30 elections by a landslide victory as it bagged 259 seats in parliament.
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