Brunei, Broadcasting News Corporation: The Bangladesh High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan observed the glorious ‘Independence and National Day’ of Bangladesh with due solemnity. The program started with hoisting the National Flag of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh High Commissioner Nahida Rahman Shumona along with all officials and staffs of the High Commission paid rich tribute to the Father of the Nation by placing floral wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. One minute silence was observed in the memory of all martyrs of the Liberation War. The High Commissioner and other officials of the High Commission read out messages from the President, the Prime Minister, and the Foreign Minister on this auspicious occasion.