Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) paid homage to its founder and late president Ziaur Rahman, marking its 44th founding anniversary on Thursday.
BNP leaders and activists, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, placed wreaths at Zia’s grave at noon at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital.
They also joined a special prayer (munajat) seeking the salvation of Zia’s departed soul and the good health of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports UNB.
BNP Standing Committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, were, among others, were present.
The party and its associate bodies are celebrating the founding anniversary with various programmes across the country.
To mark the day, the party flag was hoisted atop the buildings of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office and other offices across the country in the morning.
Late Ziaur Rahman founded BNP on September 1, 1978.
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