BNP pays tributes to Zia on his 43rd death anniv

The BNP on Thursday paid homage to its founder Ziaur Rahman, marking his 43rd death anniversary, reports UNB.
Party leaders and activists, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, placed a wreath at Ziaur Rahman's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 11:25 am paying rich tributes to him.
They also joined a special prayers (munajat) session seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Zia and the good health of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
The leaders and workers of BNP's different units and associate bodies also placed wreaths at Zia's grave on the occasion.
Apart from Fakhrul, BNP Standing Committee Members Mirza Abbas, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Vice Chairman AZM Zahid Hossain and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi were, among others, present.
The party and its different associate bodies chalked out a 15-day programme to observe the death anniversary nationwide with due respect.