The 43rd anniversary of death of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) founder Ziaur Rahman, is being observed on Thursday.    

BNP, its front and associate organisations are observing the anniversary with an elaborate 15-day programme from May 29 to June 12.

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

In 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 on Thursday.

Besides, party leaders and workers placed wreaths at Zia's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar at 10:00 am the same day.

They will also offer fateha at Zia’s grave and join a doa and milad mahfil there, praying for the salvation of the departed soul of the BNP founder.

Besides, a mass prayer programme will be organised in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on May 31 seeking eternal peace for Zia’s departed soul.

BNP and its associate bodies will arrange different programmes on Zia's activities, including seminars and discussions.

The party’s city, district, upazila, and municipality units will also observe the day with due reverence by arranging different programmes.

The leaders of the party’s Dhaka North and South city units will distribute food items and clothes among the destitute in different parts of the city on Thursday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued a message on the occasion paying deep tributes to Zia.

He recalled the BNP founder’s huge contributions to the Liberation War and the nation.

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