The 36th death anniversary of Rear Admiral (retd) Mahbub Ali Khan, also a former minister for communications and agriculture, will be observed on Thursday.
Special prayers will be offered and Qurankhwani be held at different mosques in Dhaka, Sylhet, Bogura, Jamalpur, and Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and London to mark the day, said a press release on Wednesday.
Besides, wreaths will be placed at his Banani grave in Dhaka in the morning on the occasion.
Surovi, a voluntary organisation founded by the wife of MA Khan, will provide food to the students of different orphanages in the capital in observance of the day.
Khan was also the father-in-law of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
Mahbub Ali Khan Smriti foundation is scheduled to arrange a virtual discussion-cum doa mahfil in the UK in observance of the day.