BNP Standing Committee member Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said the name of former BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will remain “written in golden letters” as long as Bangladesh and the nationalist ideology exist.
He said the BNP is moving forward on the path of democracy shown by Khaleda Zia, whom he described as the “Mother of Democracy” and an uncompromising leader.
Rizvi, also BNP senior joint secretary general, made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion held ahead of a doa mahfil organised by the Dhaka South City unit of BNP at the Motijheel AGB Colony Community Centre in the afternoon, marking Khaleda Zia’s 81st birth anniversary.
He said Khaleda Zia had taught the people how to love the country and how to sacrifice personal and family security, happiness and comfort for the sake of the nation.
Referring to the Liberation War, the BNP leader said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had disregarded the security of his family members and declared Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.
“In the same way, Begum Khaleda Zia waged an uncompromising struggle on the streets for more than three decades in two phases,” he said.
BNP Chairman’s Adviser and Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam and State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain attended the programme as special guests with Dhaka South City BNP Convener Rafiqul Alam Majnu in the chair.