A day after observing Genocide Day nationally with amid calls for global recognition of the day, Bangladesh is set to celebrate 48 years of independence from Pakistan on Tuesday. They will pay tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War throughout Independence Day. Government and private buildings in Dhaka have been adorned with decorative lighting on the occasion of Mar 26 Independence Day. “The spirit of the Liberation War has to be passed on to generation to generation,” she said. The Bangladesh embassies abroad will also organise various Independence Day programmes.

Source: bd News24 March 25, 2019 19:41 UTC