Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The nation is observing the 'Martyred Intellectuals Day' in a befitting manner on Sunday to commemorate the intellectuals killed systematically by Pakistan occupation forces and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the Liberation War in 1971.

Marking the day, President Mohammed Shahabuddin paid homage to the nation's intellectuals at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur at 7am.

Later, he stood there silently for a while.

Followed by the President, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus also paid tribute to the nation's finest intellectuals and observed a silence for a while there.

Later, all walks of life were allowed to pay tribute to the valiant people of the country who were systematically killed t...