BNP and its associate bodies on Tuesday observed the 36th death anniversary of its founder and late president Ziaur Rahman holding various programmes.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, also the widow of Zia, together with party leaders and activists paid homage to her husband by placing a wreaths at his grave at the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 11am, marking the day. She also joined a munajat seeking salvation of the departed soul of her husband.
Leaders and activists of different units and associate bodies of the party also placed wreaths at Zia’s grave on the occasion. Later, Khaleda distributed food and clothes among the destitute at 24 points of the city’s Dhanmondi, Azimpur, Nawabpur, Nayabazar, Sutrapur, Kalabagan, Mohammadpur, Doyagonj, Jurain, Shyampur, Dholaikhal, Khilgaon, Kamalapur, Nayapaltan central office, Bijoynagar, Shahjahanpur, Motijheel and Hatirpool areas.
She is also scheduled to distribute food and clothes among the poor in the city’s 16 more points today.
BNP and its associate organisations chalked out a 15-day programme to observe the death anniversary amid various programmes, including holding discussions, wearing black badges, publishing posters and supplements in newspapers and distributing food among the destitute. The anniversary celebrations began on May 27.
The party flag was hoisted at half-mast, while black flags hoisted at the party’s Nayapaltan central office and all other party offices across the country at 6am.
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal arranged a photo exhibition on Ziaur Rahman at the Jatiya Press Club on the occasion. Mirza Fakhrul inaugurated it in the morning.
Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB) arranged a free-medical camp at BNP’s central office providing people with medicine and treatment from 9am to 4pm.
BNP arranged a discussion on Monday at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh marking the day.
On this day, May 30, 1981, Zia was assassinated by a group of army officers at Chittagong Circuit House. He founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1978.
