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DHAKA, Aug 20, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) today paid rich tributes to the memory of 1971 Liberation War veteran Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman to mark the anniversary of his 54th martyrdom, an ISPR statement said.

“Bangladesh Air Force observed the 54th martyrdom anniversary . . . with due solemnity,” the Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) of the defense ministry statement said.

According to the statement the BAF organized special prayers at mosques of its every bases and unit when special munajat was also offered seeking divine blessings of the departed soul while “His noble heroic sacrifice in 1971 War of Liberation was remembered with high esteem”.

In Dhaka, BAF’s Air Officer Commanding of Bir Uttam AK Khandker Base, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Khair Ul Afsar in the morning took part in a special munajat, offered for the salvation of his departed soul at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard at Mirpur and commemorated his contribution with great solemnity.

Senior Officers and Airmen from Air Headquarters and BAF Bases of Dhaka area were also present on the occasion.

The statement said different BAF-run schools and colleges organized different programmes highlighting the heroic stupendous contribution of Matiur Rahman during the Liberation War, which earned him “Bir Sreshtho” title, the highest gallantry award of Bangladesh.

Prayers and munajats were offered as well in the BAF schools and colleges seeking divine blessings for him.