On the occasion of the 45th martyrdom anniversary of former President Shaheed Ziaur Rahman, Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tariq Rahman paid tributes at his tomb at Zia Udyan.
On Saturday (May 30) at 11 am, the party’s central leaders and activists from all levels led by Tariq Rahman laid wreaths and visited the shrine of martyred President Ziaur Rahman.
Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Standing Committee Member Moin Khan, Prime Minister’s Political and Industrial Affairs Advisor and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka-3 Constituency MP Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Health Minister Sakhawat Hossain Bakul, Women and Child Affairs Minister Dr. Zahid Hossain, DSCC Administrator Abdus Salam etc.At the end of the pilgrimage, a prayer mahfil was held at the shrine’s premises under the initiative of the nationalist Ulama party.
After paying respects, the Prime Minister will participate in the distribution of food items and clothes to the needy people in the area adjacent to the T&T playground on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital at 11:30 am. Later, he is expected to attend these programs organized at several other places in Dhaka.