BNP’s 38th founding anniv today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is celebrating its 38th founding anniversary across the country on Thursday.

BNP and its associated bodies have taken up elaborate programmes, including discussion, hoisting party flag, placing wreaths at the grave of party founder and taking out a colourful procession, to mark the day.

As part of the programmes, the party flag will be hoisted atop its Nayapaltan central office and all other offices of BNP across the country at 6am on the day.

Besides, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia along with party leaders and activists will place wreaths and offer fateha at the mazar of its founder former president Ziaur Rahman at 10am.

On 1 September 1978, late president Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programme with aim to make Bangladesh a modern and self-reliant country.