Press Release
August 21, 2024
BNP’s 46th Anniversary Celebration Programs:
On the occasion of BNP’s 46th founding anniversary, a joint meeting was held today, Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 4 PM at the party’s central office in Naya Paltan, presided over by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The meeting was attended by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General, Joint Secretaries General, leaders of Dhaka Metropolitan North and South BNP, and central presidents/convenors/general secretaries/member secretaries of the party's affiliate and associated organizations.
This joint meeting was convened to formulate programs for the 46th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party - BNP. To celebrate the anniversary with due honor, the meeting unanimously decided on the following programs:
The meeting announced a five-day program (from August 31 to September 4) to commemorate BNP’s founding anniversary:
1. On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 2 PM, a discussion meeting on the purpose and significance of BNP’s founding will be held at the Engineers Institution auditorium in Ramna, Dhaka. Senior leaders of the party and prominent intellectuals of the country will participate in the discussion.
2. On the morning of September 1, BNP flags will be hoisted at the central office in Naya Paltan and at party offices across the country.
3. At 11 AM on September 1, BNP Secretary General, members of the party’s National Standing Committee, central leaders of affiliate and associated organizations, and activists from all levels will offer prayers (Fatiha) and place floral wreaths at the mausoleum of BNP’s founding Chairman, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam, the proclaimer of independence, advocate of multiparty democracy, and architect of modern Bangladesh.
4. A colorful rally will be held on September 2 to mark the party’s founding anniversary.
5. On September 3, in celebration of the founding anniversary, fish will be released in canals, rivers, and ponds across the country.
6. On September 4, a tree-planting program will be conducted nationwide in honor of the founding anniversary.
7. A special supplement will be published in newspapers to mark the anniversary.
8. Similarly, on September 1, rallies will be held and on September 2, discussion meetings will be organized at the district and metropolitan levels across the country, while discussion meetings will be held at the upazila level on September 3.
Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
Senior Joint Secretary General
Bangladesh Nationalist Party – BNP