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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh has proved that it's a democratic country by holding a free, fare, transparent, credible an violence-free elections.

"Wining by peoples votes Awami League showed that Bangladesh is a country of democracy, justice and human rights ... It is a victory for democracy and people of the country," he said. The foreign minister was speaking at a discussion marking Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Homecoming Day at the foreign ministry here.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen also spoke on the occasion. Paying tributes to Bangabandhu, Momen said his dynamic and charismatic leadership brought many achievements within a very short time for the independent Bangladesh. A minute's silence was observed in the memory of Bangabandhu and the martyrs of August 15, 1975.

Later, a special prayer was offered for the eternal peace of the souls of the Father of the Nation and the martyred members of his family, and for the welfare of the country and the nation. Then the messages given by the President and the Prime Minister on Bangabandhu's Homecoming Day were read out. The speakers called upon all to work towards the implementation of Vision 2041 announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the country forward by completing the unfinished work of Bangabandhu. A documentary on Bangabandhu's homecoming was screened after the discussion.

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