BNP will observe the 42nd death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman on Tuesday. The party and its different associate bodies have chalked out a 13-day program to observe the death anniversary across the country with due respect. The observance of Zia's death anniversary programmes began on Monday through a discussion programme at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, and will end on June 10. Ziaur Rahman who founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978 was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on 30 May, 1981. BNP and its associate bodies will arrange discussions on Zia's activities until June 10 as part of the death anniversary programs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 29, 2023 19:46 UTC