President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has Wednesday visited the National Martyrs’ Memorial and Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka as part of his ongoing three-day state visit to the country having landed there earlier.
First Lady Fazna Ahmed accompanied him along with a high-level government delegation.
The President's Office said that while at the National Martyrs’ Memorial, President Solih attended a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the heroism and patriotism of those who sacrificed their lives to win Bangladesh’s independence. He also signed the visitor’s book and planted a sapling at the site.
The President's Office said that President Solih then went on to visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum and toured the museum grounds. Bangabandhu Memorial Museum was the home of Late Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, later converted into the museum.
The establishment is a monument celebrating his lifetime of accomplishments and struggles. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman laid the groundwork for Bangladesh to attain independence and is remembered fondly as an icon of democracy and self-determination.
Earlier today, President Solih and First Lady Fazna were given a warm welcome as they arrived in Bangladesh with President Md. Abdul Hamid and first lady Rashida Hamid on-hand to welcome the Maldivian president.
A 21-gun salute marked their arrival, followed by the national anthems of both countries. President Solih inspected a guard of honor before being introduced to senior members of the Bangladeshi government.
