Japa observes Ershad's 3rd death anniv

The third anniversary of the death of former president and Jatiya Party founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad was observed on Thursday, reports UNB.
Jatiya Party took up elaborate programmes to mark the anniversary with due respect.
As part of the programmes, Jatiya Party flag was kept at half-mast atop all the offices of the party across the country.
Qurankhawani, milad mahfil and discussion meetings were arranged at the party offices across the country, including Kakrail central office, seeking eternal peace for Ershad's departed soul.
The leaders and activists of the party and its different associate bodies placed wreaths on the portrait of Ershad in the morning on the premises of party headquarters at Kakrail.
Besides, the party leaders and activists distributed food among the destitutes marking the day.
Jatiya party will also arrange a public rally at Shampur-Jurain Railgate in the capital on Friday afternoon.
At the end of the programme, food will be distributed among 3,000 disadvantaged people.
Meanwhile, Jatiya Party leaders and activists offered fateha at the grave of Ershad in Rangpur on Thursday morning.
A doa-mahfil-cum discussion meeting was also held there.