BNP on Thursday chalked out a 10-day programme to observe what it calls ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ marking the ‘civil-military uprising’ on November 7, 1975.

The party said it will observe the day this time extensively to highlight the day’s significance and true history to the younger generation.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office after a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies.

As part of the programmes, he said their party flag will be hoisted atop all offices of the party across the country on the morning of November 7 while BNP senior leaders will place wreaths and offer fateha at the grave of late president and party founder Ziaur Rahman at 10:00am.

The party will also arrange a discussion meeting on November 6, marking the day. The venue for the programme will be announced later.

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BNP will also take out a rally on November from in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office at 4pm on November 8 (Friday). He said they chose to schedule the programme on a weekly holiday to avoid public inconvenience.

Fakhrul said similar rallies will be brought out in every divisions of the country.

He said the BNP’s cultural wing Jasas will  arrange a cultural programme at the Central Shaheed Minar at 6pm on November 7. 

Besides, BNP’s associate bodies and all units will hold various programmes, including discussions, cultural programmes, essay competitions, photo exhibitions and publishing supplements in newspapers, across the country to mark the day with due respect.

Amid political turmoil, soldiers and civilians on November 7, 1975 jointly freed then chief of army staff Ziaur Rahman from captivity in Dhaka cantonment, paving the path for Zia to come to power.