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As part of the 48th founding anniversary celebrations of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), party chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman planted trees at Zia Udyan and released fish into Crescent Lake.
On Tuesday (September 1), after paying floral tribute at the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman first planted a tree at Zia Udyan and later released fish into Crescent Lake.
Members of the party’s Standing Committee, Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee, Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, among others, were present on the occasion.
Earlier in the morning, the anniversary programmes began with the hoisting of the national and party flags at the BNP’s central office in Naya Paltan and the chairman’s office in Gulshan.
The BNP has announced a five-day programme to mark its founding anniversary. The programmes include tree plantation, fish release and a discussion meeting.
At 11:30am, Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi inaugurated a free medical camp organised by the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) on the ground floor of the party’s central office in Naya Paltan. DAB President Professor Harun Al Rashid and Secretary General Zahirul Islam Shakil were also present.
The BNP was founded on September 1, 1978. Its first chairman was Ziaur Rahman.
