, May 18 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday announced a seven-day programme from May 25 to June 1 marking the 45th death anniversary of the party's founder and former president Ziaur Rahman.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press briefing after a joint meeting organised by the party at its Nayapaltan central office in the capital .

Rizvi, who presided over the meeting, said the programmes were taken to observe the martyrdom anniversary of the party founder.

BNP Joint Secretary General Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel was also present at the briefing.

He said various associate bodies and affiliated organisations of the party would organise discussion meetings and publish posters mar...