The 41st death anniversary of BNP founder and ex-president of the country Ziaur Rahman was observed with various programs across the country on Monday.
Black flags were hoisted while party flags were kept at half-mast atop the party's central offices and chairperson’s Gulshan office at around 6am as part of its program to mark the day.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir together with party senior leaders paid homage to Zia by placing a wreath at his grave on the occasion.
Leaders of BNP’s different associate bodies also placed wreaths at Zia’s grave on the occasion.
Zia, who founded Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1978, was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at the erstwhile Chittagong circuit house on May 30, 1981, while serving as the country's president, a position he formally assumed in 1977.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir together with party senior leaders paying homage to founder Ziaur Rahman on the occassion of his 41st death anniversary on Monday, May 30, 2022 Dhaka Tribune Mirza Fakhrul and party standing committee members distributed food and clothes among the destitute at 70 points of the capital on the day arranged by Dhaka North and South units of BNP.
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) arranged a free medical camp at BNP’s Naya Paltan central office from where poor people were provided with treatment and medicines.
The party's all district, city and thana units also observed the day amid various programs, including discussions and distribution of food among the poor.
BNP and its different associate bodies chalked out a 10-day program to observe the death anniversary across the country with due reverence.
The observance of Zia's death anniversary programs began on Sunday by holding a discussion at the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, in the capital. The programs will end on June 7.