Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Today is the 81st birthday of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the country's highly revered and uncompromising politician and also three times former prime minister of Bangladesh.

To celebrate the occasion, the BNP has announced programs of doa mahfils (prayer gatherings) at party offices and mosques across the country this Friday.

The announcement was made by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a press conference on Wednesday. Rizvi urged leaders, activists, and the people of the country to pray for Khaleda Zia's recovery. However, he stated that cutting cakes has been prohibited.

Begum Khaleda Zia was born August 15, 1945, Din?jpur. She served as the country's prime minister from 1991 t...