Zia's 41st death anniversary today

BNP will observe the 41st death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman today (Monday), reports UNB.

BNP and its different associate bodies chalked out a 10-day programme to observe the death anniversary across the country.

The observance of Zia's death anniversary programmes began Sunday through a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, and will end on June 7.

The programmes include arranging discussion, seminars, photo exhibition, wearing black badges, publishing posters and supplements in newspapers and distributing food and relief materials among the destitute.

Ziaur Rahman who founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978 was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on May 30, 1981.

In observance of the day, black flags will be hoisted and party flags kept at half-mast atop the offices of the party and its associate bodies, including Nayapaltan headquarters at 6:00am today (Monday).

Besides, BNP senior leaders, led by party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will place wreaths at Zia's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the morning.

BNP and its associate bodies will arrange discussion on Zia's activities until 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.

The party's all district, city and thana units will also observe the day with various programmes including discussion to be participated by BNP senior leaders.