President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed floral wreaths at the National Martyrs Memorial in Savar on Wednesday morning marking the 45th Victory Day.

The President and the Prime Minister placed wreaths at the altar of the memorial at about 6:33am.

The day was heralded with a 31-gun salute in Tejgaon Old Airport area at dawn.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with the senior leaders of Bangladesh Awami League also placed wreaths at the National Memorial on behalf of her party.

Chief Justice, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Leader of the Parliament, Ministers, Advisers to the Prime Minister, State Ministers, chiefs of the three services, diplomats, high civil and military officials, freedom fighters, other dignitaries and senior leaders of Awami League were present.

A combined team of Bangladesh Army, Airforce, and Navy personnel also paid their homage to the martyrs of the war of liberation in 1971.