BNP chalks out 2-day programme to observe Ekushey February

Dhaka, 19 Feb - BNP announced a two-day programme on Wednesday to observe Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day with due respect on February 21, which falls on Friday.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.

Ekushey February will be observed simultaneously as Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day on Friday in recognition of the Bengali nation’s supreme sacrifice to the cause of their mother tongue.

In 1999, UNESCO declared the 21st of February as the International Mother Language Day.

As part of the programmes, Rizvi said their party will hold a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Thursday, marking the day.

He said they will keep their party and national flags at half-mast and hoist black flags at BNP Nayapaltan central office at 6 am on February 21.

The leaders and activists of the party will also gather in front of Balaka Cinema Hall at Nilkhet at 6:30am on Friday wearing black badges.

Later, they will first offer fateha at the graves of Language Movement martyrs at Azimpur Graveyard and then go to the Central Shaheed Minar to pay tributes to the martyrs.

Besides, BNP’s different units across the country will also observe the day with due respect through various programmes.