Dhaka, March 13 -- The day after assuming the responsibility of presiding over the 13th parliament, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal have paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Memorial in Savar.

Later, they also paid tribute at the graves of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia and offered prayers.

A press statement from the National Parliament Secretariat on Friday said that in the morning, Speaker Hafiz Uddin laid a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar. Later, Deputy Speaker Kayser paid tribute as well.

They then observed a moment of silence. Afterwards, the speaker and deputy speaker signed the visitor's book.

Hafiz said, "The National Memorial...