The President, who is also the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, placed wreaths at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Tejgaon Old Airport area at 8am Tuesday and stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of respect to the martyrs. A smartly turned out contingent of the army, the navy and the air force presented a salute on the occasion. The prime minister paid the homage by placing a floral wreath at the Shikha Anirban (flame eternal) in the morning. On this day during the War of Liberation in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force, came into being and launched an all out attack on the Pakistani occupation forces which sped up the victory in the Liberation War. After the independence of the country, this historic day is being observed as the Armed Forces Day every year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2016 03:35 UTC