Zia’s 42nd death anniv today

Staff Reporter :
Today (Tuesday) is the 42nd death anniversary of the late President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The BNP and its associate bodies have chalked out a 13-day programme to observe the death anniversary across the country with due respect.

The observance of Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary began on Monday through a discussion programme at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, and will end on June 10.

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

Ziaur Rahman and was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on 30 May, 1981.

As per the BNP’s scheduled programme of 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 on Tuesday.

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

BNP and its associate bodies will arrange discussions on Zia’s activities until June 10 as part of the announced programmes.
The leaders of the party’s Dhaka south and north city units will distribute food and relief materials among the destitute in different parts of the city on Tuesday.
All of the party’s district, city and thana units will also observe the day with various programmes, including discussions. Party’s senior leaders will participate in those events.