Staff Reporter :
The 5th death anniversary of founding president of Jatiya Ganatantrik Party Shafiul Alam Prodhan will be observed on today.
To observe the anniversary, party members have taken a number of programmes including placing floral wreath on his grave in Banani Graveyard in the morning while a discussion meeting will be held at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital at 10am.
Born in Panchagarh district in 1949, Shafiul Alam was the third child of Advocate Maulvi Gamir Uddin, who was the speaker of the then East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, a press release said.
In his political career, Shafiul Alam worked for the oppressed people and the country and was incarcerated several times.
