Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- BNP will observe the 81st birthday of its chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Friday in a simple manner, with special prayers across the country.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press conference at the party chairperson's Gulshan office.

He said doa and milad mahfils will be held at BNP offices across the country, including the party's central office in Dhaka, and in mosques after Juma prayers, seeking Khaleda's speedy recovery, good health, and long life, as eternal peace for the departed souls of those martyred during the 1971 Liberation War, the 1990 democratic movement and the 2024 mass uprising.

Rizvi urged the leaders and activists of BNP and its...