Dhaka, May 20 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced an eight-day programme to mark the 44th death anniversary of party founder Ziaur Rahman.

The programme will be held from May 26 to Jun 2, announced BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi after a joint meeting between the party and its affiliates at the BNP Chairperson's Office in Gulshan on Tuesday afternoon.

The joint meeting was led virtually by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who is currently in a hospital in Bangkok.

Rizvi said, "Since 7th of June is Eid ul-Azha, our programme has been shortened a bit. The programme will be eight days long. That is, from 25th of May to 2nd of June."

Flowers will be presented at the grave of Ziaur...