Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended a parade organised at the Army Stadium in Banani, Dhaka, on Saturday to mark National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

He joined the event after paying tribute at the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, where he offered prayers and participated in a special munajat earlier in the morning.

The chiefs of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force, Cabinet members, lawmakers, senior government officials, diplomats and ambassadors from various countries were also present at the programme.

The event was organised under the direction of the Ministry of Defence and supervised by the Armed Forces.

As part of the special display, 3,000 cadets from the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and 500 members of Bangladesh Scouts are taking part in the programme.