President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar on Saturday.He laid a wreath at the memorial shortly after 10:15am and stood in silence for a while to honour those who sacrificed their lives during the Liberation War.A smartly turned-out contingent of the Army, Navy and Air Force accorded the newly elected president a guard of honour. The bugle also played a solemn tune during the tribute.After paying his respects, President Mirza Fakhrul signed the visitors’ book kept on the memorial premises. He later planted a sapling there.On Friday night, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, former secretary general of the BNP, took oath as the country’s 23rd president at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban. Acting Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal administered the oath of office to him.