Bangladesh, June 18 -- Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Jun18 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday offered fateha and doa at the mazar of distinguished scholar of hadith Abu Abdullah Mohamed bin Ismail Al-Bukhari, popularly known as Imam Bukhari, at Samarkand.

He also visited the Imam Bukhari (R) International Science and Research Center there.

The head of the state offered fateha at the grave of the country's first president Islam Karimov at Hazrat Khaza Khizir (AS) Mosque complex.

He also paid tribute to him by placing wreath at his grave.

President Hamid is now in Uzbekistan as part of his seven-day visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The President and First Lady Rashida Khanam reached Samarkand by a bullet train at 10:03am.

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