Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay paid tribute to the martyrs of Bangladesh’s Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar on Saturday during his state visit to the country.
He laid a wreath and offered floral tributes at the memorial’s altar in honour of the fallen heroes.
A contingent of the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force presented a formal state salute while a melancholy tune was being played on the bugles
Following the ceremony, Prime Minister Tobgay signed the visitors’ book and planted a sapling on the memorial grounds, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, deputy press secretary to the Chief Adviser, confirmed.
The event was attended by senior government officials, including Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma, and Housing and Public Works Secretary Md Nazrul Islam.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin are scheduled to meet Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay this afternoon, ahead of his one-on-one meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s office in Tejgaon around 3pm.
In the evening, Prime Minister Tobgay is expected to attend an official state banquet held in his honour.
The Bhutanese leader arrived in Dhaka earlier in the morning. The Drukair flight, carrying him and his delegation, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 8:15am, where he was received with a red carpet welcome by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
This visit marks a continuation of strengthened diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and Bhutan, with the Prime Minister expected to hold high-level meetings and bilateral discussions during his stay.
