Dhaka, Aug 5 (UNB) – The 35th death anniversary of Rear Admiral (retd) Mahbub Ali Khan, also a former minister for communications and agriculture, will be observed on Tuesday.
Special prayers will be offered and Qurankhwani will be held at different mosques in Dhaka, Sylhet, Bogura and London to mark the day, said a press release.
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 distribute food among the destitute in the capital in observance of the day.
Khan was also the father-in-law of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
A doa mahfil will be held at Mahbub Bhaban in Dhanmondi after Maghrib prayers on Tuesday.
Senior BNP leaders are scheduled to join it, said BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.