Freedom in the air

On the 48th Independence and National Day yesterday, the nation paid homage to the bravest souls who made supreme sacrifice for the country's liberation. Wearing an Independence Day headband a child waves a miniature wartime national flag at the National Memorial at Savar. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina place wreaths at the memorial to pay solemn respect to all martyrs and valiant souls. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
Wreaths and bouquets of flower adorn the National Memorial where the national flag flies high. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
Sector Commanders' Forum places a wreath at the same venue. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman at the memorial. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
Senior leaders of BNP pay respect to the martyrs. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
The nearly two-kilometer-long street graffiti painted by teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University to pay homage to martyrs of the country's independence movement. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
A photo exhibition on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking fifty years of the conferment of the title "Bangabandhu" on the premises of Swadhinata Museum at Suhrawardy Udyan. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS
A dance performance during a concert organised by liberation war and cultural affairs ministries at Suhrawardy Udyan. Photo: Palash Khan, BSS