Khaleda places wreath at Zia’s grave

Staff Correspondent: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has paid homage to party founder and slain president Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave, marking his 82nd birth anniversary.

The BNP chief along with party leaders and activists went to Chandrima Udyan at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Friday and paid homage to the slain president by placing wreaths at the grave.

Khaleda offered a munajat there seeking salvation of the departed soul of Zia.

Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Ziaur Rahman founded BNP in 1978 and become the country’s 7th president.

Zia was assassinated in a coup by some army officers at Chittagong Circuit House on the night of May 30, 1981. Since then, BNP is headed by his wife Khaleda Zia.



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