, Nov. 15 -- BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said their party will restore 'absolute faith and trust in the Almighty Allah' in the Constitution's preamble and in the fundamental principles of state policy if it returns to power.

"Our leader and martyred President Ziaur Rahman was the first to add 'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim' to the Constitution of Bangladesh. It is still there. Many tried to remove it, but they could not," he said while speaking at the International Khatme Nubuwwat Grand Council at Suhrawardy Udyan.

Salahuddin, a BNP Standing Committee member, said Ziaur Rahman also included 'full trust and faith in Almighty Allah' in the Constitution's preamble and in Article 8 of the fundamental principles of state poli...