The second death anniversary of veteran politician and former Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman will be observed today.
Zillur Rahman, who breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on March 20, 2013, was the 19th president of Bangladesh.
He was also the undeclared guardian of Bangabandhu’s remaining family after the father of the nation, along with most of his family members, was assassinated on the fateful night of August 15, 1975.
A close associate of Bangabandhu, Zillur played a substantial role in the historic Language Movement, the Liberation War and all other democratic movements. He started his 60-year political career as a volunteer of Awami League and was inducted as the 19th president on February 12, 2009. He discharged his responsibilities as the general secretary of Awami League for 12 years in five terms.
In observance of Zillur’s death anniversary, Awami League, its associate bodies and other socio-cultural-professional bodies will lay wreaths at his grave in Banani graveyard at 9am.
Besides, his family will pay a visit to his grave and pray for the eternal peace of his soul.
Zillur Rahman Smriti Parishad and Janatar Protyasha will jointly organise a memorial meeting at the roundtable auditorium of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity at Segunbagicha in Dhaka at 10:30am. Awami League presidium member and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will attend the discussion as chief guest.
Besides, memorial meetings and milad mahfils will also be organised at different places in Zillur Rahman’s home constituency – Bhairab in Kishoreganj.