BNP and its associate bodies will observe the 12th death anniversary of its former secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain on Thursday.

Besides, the second death anniversary of the party’s late standing committee former Moudud Ahmed will also be observed on the same day.

Central and Manikganj unit BNP and Khandaker Delwar Hossain Smriti Parishad have taken various programmes, including placing wreaths at Delwar's grave, offering fateha there and holding milad mahfil and discussions in observance of the death anniversary of the former party secretary general.

Local BNP leaders will offer fateha and place wreaths at Delwar’s grave in Manikganj’s Pachuria at noon.

Later, they will join a milad mahfil at Pachuria Jame-e-Mosque.

Besides, BNP will hold a milad mahfil on the ground floor of its Nayaplatan central office at 10am.

Khandaker Delwar Hossain Smriti Parishad will arrange a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on March 20 (Monday), marking the ex-BNP secretary general’s death anniversary.

Meanwhile, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued a message on Wednesday recalling Delwar’s contributions to the party and his role after 1/11 political changeover in foiling various plots against BNP.

Born in Manikganj on February 1, 1933, Delwar was elected MP for four times and became Chief Whip of Jatiya Sangsad. A valiant freedom fighter, Delwar had been involved with BNP politics since its birth.

Delwar died of old-age complications at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on March 16, 2011.

Meanwhile, local units of BNP will arrange different programmes to mark Moudud Ahmed’s first death anniversary in his constituency in Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila.

They will offer fateha at Moudud’s grave at Manikpur village in Companiganj at 10am and arrange a discussion there, highlighting the colorful political life of Moudud.

Besides, BNP will hold a milad mahfil at its Nayapaltan central office on Thursday morning, seeking the salvation of the departed soul of Moudud.

On March 16, 202, Moudud, also a former vice president, law minister and six-time MP, died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore at the age of 81.

 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also issued a message on Wednesday recalling Moudud's contributions to the party. He also prayed for the salvation of the departed soul of the BNP leader.