Staff Reporter:
BNP on Sunday announced programs to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day and celebrate the Victo-ry Day with due respect.
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programs at a virtual press briefing.
To mark the Martyred Intellectuals Day, he said the leaders and activists of BNP will pay homage to martyred intellectuals at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in the morning on December 14.
The party will keep the national flag at half-mast and hoist black flags atop its all the offices, including the Nayapaltan central one, on the occasion.
Besides, the BNP will arrange a discussion in the capital with the participation of the intellectuals on the occasion. The schedule and the name of the venue for the program will be announced later, he said.
To celebrate the Victory Day, Rizvi said the BNP will hoist national and party flags atop the party offic-es in the morning on December 16.
Party leaders and activists BNP’s two Dhaka city units and local one will place wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar on the day.
Later, they will place wreaths and offer fateha at the grave of late BNP founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the capital, marking the Victory Day.
BNP will also hold a discussion highlighting the significance of the Victory Day. The schedule and the name of the venue for the programme will be announced later.
The party’s different units and associate bodies will also mark the day with various programmes across the country.
