BNP and its associate bodies celebrated the 43rd founding anniversary of the party across the country on Wednesday with various programmes. On September 1, 1978, late President Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programme to build a self-reliant Bangladesh. The party flag was hoisted atop its Nayapaltan central office and all other offices of BNP across the country at 6am. READ: Any plan to remove Zia’s grave to invite dire consequences: BNP BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir together with party senior leaders placed wreaths and offered fateha at the grave of its founder Ziaur Rahman at 11am, marking the day. Later, the leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka south and north units also placed wreaths at Zia’s grave at 11:30am. Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB) arranged a health camp on the ground floor of the BNP’s central office at 12noon. On the occasion, the party will also arrange a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday. BNP's associate bodies and all other units across the country also marked the day by holding various programmes, including discussions and providing assistance to Covid-infected patients through the party's Covid-19 help centres. READ: Govt kept schools, colleges closed out of fear of movement: BNP In its 42 years' journey, BNP had been in power for four times and in the opposition bench twice.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has rescheduled the date of the 43rd BCS preliminary examination for October 29 from October 15. The commission announced the change in a handout on Tuesday. Also read: 43rd BCS application deadline extended until June 30 Online registration for the preliminary test started on December 30 last year and will continue until June 30. This time, the government will recruit 1,814 officials, including 300 public administration cadres, 100 police cadres, 25 foreign service cadres and 843 education cadres. Also read: Also read: 42nd, 43rd BCS circulars published