BNP to honour Liberation War friends

The BNP will honour four foreign friends, who contributed to Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971, on Mar 20, about a week ahead of the Independence Day. Those chosen for the honour are late US senator Edward M Kennedy, late British musician George Harrison, late Australian citizen WAS Ouderland, receiver of Bir Pratik, and late Debdulal Bandyopadhyay, newscaster and journalist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. They will be honoured at the 'Freedom Fighters Rally' in Dhaka's Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), on March 20, BNP's Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told reporters at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters on Wednesday. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will attend the function to be hosted by Muktijoddha Dal, an affiliate of the party. In addition, the BNP and its associate organisations have planned events, including discussions, in the run up to Independence Day celebrations on March 26, according to a news agency.