The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has celebrated the 78th birth anniversary of Party Founder Ziaur Rahman on Sunday.
The party has chalked out a two-day programme for this year’s anniversary unlike last year, when celebrations packed with commemorative events such as discussion, art competition, blood donation, etc. went on for five days.
As part of its programme, Party Chief Khaleda Zia along with leaders and activists placed wreathes at the late president’s grave in Sher-e-Banglanagar early today.
The national and party flags were flown atop all BNP offices across the country. No discussion was organised centrally today, although a blood donation campaign was held later in the day.
The party, however, organised a discussion in commemoration of its founding chief yesterday at the National Press Club.
In a statement issued by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, acting secretary general of BNP, all supporters were urged to stand firm against the “fascist, undemocratic and expansionist forces” with renewed zeal from this day forth.
According to sources, BNP had decided to hold a small-scale celebration this year in light of the present political situation, with a number of leaders either in jail or on the run to avoid potential police harassment.
