BNP on Tuesday planned a two-day programme, including rally and discussion, to celebrate its 44th founding anniversary on September 1.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.
As per the programmes, the party flag will be hoisted atop the Nayapaltan central office and all other offices of BNP across the country at 6am on September 1.
Other than that, BNP senior leaders will place wreaths and offer fateha at the grave of its founder Ziaur Rahman at 12pm on the day.
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Later, the leaders and activists of the party will take out a rally in front of BNP’s Naypaltan central office at 3pm, marking the day.
The party will also arrange a discussion at 3 pm on September 2.
BNP’s associate bodies and all their units across the country will mark the day with due respect by holding various programmes, including discussions and rallies.
On September 1, 1978, Ziaur Rahman formed BNP with a 19-point programme to build a self-reliant Bangladesh. BNP ruled the country for several terms.
Apart from the founding anniversary programme, Rizvi said BNP’s Dhaka south and north city units will arrange a human chain programme in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office on August 30 marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Source: United News of Bangladesh