The 16th death anniversary of former BNP secretary general KM Obaidur Rahman will be observed in his home district Faridpur on Tuesday.
The local unit of BNP and Obaidur Rahman Smriti Sangsad have chalked out various programmes to observe the day, said a press release On Monday.
As part of the programmes, BNP leaders and activists and common people will place wreaths at his grave at Nagarkanda’s Loskardia village in Faridpur at 10 am.
They will also offer fateha and a munajat there seeking the salvation of the departed soul of Obaidur Rahman, who was also a valiant freedom fighter.
A discussion will be arranged at Loskardia Shama Dairy Farm at 3pm.
Besides, Obaidur Rahman Smriti Sangsad will arrange a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued a message on the occasion recalling Obaidur Rahman’s contributions to the Liberation War, various movements and BNP.
Born on May 5, 1940 at Laskardia village in Faridpur’s Nagarkanda upazila, Obaidur Rahman was elected a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and later played a vital role in the non-cooperation movement of 1971 and the Liberation War.
He joined BNP in 1978 and was made its general secretary in 1986. Obaidur Rahman was elected MP five times. He died on March 21, 2007.