Earlier, at 11:30am, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul, accompanied by standing committee members Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Salahuddin Ahmed and AZM Zahid Hossain, placed wreaths at the grave of Ziaur Rahman. They also offered a special prayer seeking forgiveness for the departed leader’s soul.
Senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, members of the chairperson’s advisory council Abdus Salam and Abdul Halim, joint secretary general Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel and central leaders Mir Sarafat Ali Sapu, Rafiqul Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Mir Newaz Ali, Aminul Haque, among others, were present at the time.
Before being imprisoned in 2008, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would visit Ziaur Rahman’s grave every Eid. In her absence, the party’s secretary general and standing committee members pay tribute at the founder’s grave on behalf of the party.