The 89th birth anniversary of Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was observed in the capital and elsewhere in the country yesterday with due respect. The birth anniversary was observed nationally and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs took different programmes marking the anniversary. The ministry organized a discussion marking the anniversary at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).