“I have never observed my birthday -- at most my wife would present me a little gift on this day. I would try and stay at home on these days.

Bangabandhu is an icon of democracy and self-determination, and his legacy would endure for many generations to come, said Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih while paying homage to the Father of the Nation at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi-32 today.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation today launched a special bus service between Tungipara of Gopalganj and Mujibnagar of Meherpur to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The nation today began a 10-day celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary coinciding with the golden jubilee of independence with a grand ceremony at the National Parade Square in Dhaka.