BNP takes 10-day prog marking Zia's death anniversary

BNP has chalked out a 10-day programme to observe the 41st anniversary of the death of its founding leader Ziaur Rahman.

The programmes will begin on May 29 and will continue till June 7.

The programmes were finalised at a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies at its Nayapaltan central office with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the chair on Tuesday.

After the meeting, Fakhrul announced the programmes that include discussion meetings, seminars, photo exhibitions and wearing black badges, paying homage to Zia and distributing food and relief materials among the destitute.

Ziaur Rahman, a military-ruler-turned-president, founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. He was assassinated by a group of army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on May 30, 1981.

As part of the programmes, black flags will be hoisted and party flags kept at half-mast atop the offices of the party, including its Nayapaltan headquarters, at 6am on May 30.

Besides, party leaders and activists will place wreaths at Zia's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the morning.

BNP and its associate bodies will arrange discussions on Zia’s activities, from June May 29 to June 7 as part of the death anniversary programmes.

The party leaders of Dhaka south and north city units will distribute food and relief materials among the destitute in different parts of the city on May 30.