Koko’s 9th death anniversary Wednesday

Arafat Rahman Koko

Dhaka, Jan 24 - The ninth death anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of ex-president late Ziaur Rahman and thrice-former prime minister Khaleda Zia, founder and current chairperson respectively of the BNP, will be observed on Wednesday. 

BNP and its associate bodies have taken various programmes to mark the day with due respect and remembrance. 

Party leaders and activists, led by standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, will place wreaths at Koko’s grave and offer fateha there around 10:30am.

BNP will arrange a doa mahfil at its Nayapaltan central office at 11am seeking eternal peace for Koko’s departed soul. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan will be present at the meeting.

Another doa mahfil will be held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office at 4:30pm, to be attended by party standing committee members and the leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies.

Different associate and professional bodies of BNP and its city and district units will also observe the day by holding various programmes, including discussions and prayer sessions, across the country.

On January 24, 2015, Koko died of cardiac arrest aged 45 in Malaysia.

His body was brought back home on January 27 and buried at Banani Graveyard. - UNB