Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid tributes to Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on his 60th birthday.
The premier along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana went to the Banani graveyard and placed wreaths at the graves of Russel and other martyrs of August 15 at 7:10am on Wednesday.
Then they stood in solemn silence for some time. They also showered flower petals on the graves.
Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana also offered Fateha and prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of the martyrs.
Their mother, Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, brothers Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel, and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 were laid to rest at the Banani Graveyard.
Bangabandhu, Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, their three sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel, most of their family members, and his three close relatives were assassinated on August 15, 1975 by a group of disgruntled army men.
Two daughters of Bangabandhu, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, could escape the carnage as they were abroad at the time.