Tariqul, Khoka's death anniversaries on Wednesday
The second death anniversary of BNP leader and former minister Tariqul Islam and will be observed on Wednesday, reports UNB.
Besides, the first death anniversary of former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka may also be observed the same day.
Jashore BNP and Tariqul Islam Smriti Sangsad been employed by out various programmes, including discussion, doa mahfil, Qurankhwani and food distribution, to mark the death anniversary of Tariqul.
Local BNP leaders and persons of all walks of life will place wreaths at Tariqul's grave in Jashore and provide fateha there each morning.
A doa mahfil-cum- discussion programme will be arranged on the grave premises in the afternoon, said BNP assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu.
Besides, he said, Tariqul Islam Smriti Sangsad will arrange a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday on the occasion.
Tipu said BNP will arrange a virtual discussion on Friday in memory of Tariqul.
On November 4, 2018, Tariqul died at Apollo Hospital in the administrative centre at age 73. He was buried at Karbala graveyard in Jashore district town the next day.
Tariqul was elected MP for four times from Jashore and discharged as information and environment and forest ministers through the BNP-led four-party government.
When BNP formed the federal government in 1991, Tariqul was initially made social welfare minister and posts and telecommunications minister.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued separate messages recalling the contributions of Tariqul and Khoka to the united states and the party.
Meanwhile, Sadeque Hossain Khoka Parishad and BNP have taken various programmes, including putting wreaths, discussion, doa mahfil and Qurankhwani and food attribution, to see the very first death anniversary lately Dhaka city mayor and former minister.
BNP leaders and activists and followers of Khoka will place wreaths at his Jurain graveyard in the location and provide fateha there at 11am on Wednesday.
Special doa mahfil will be arranged at different mosques in the capital on the occasion.
Khoka's members of the family will arrange a doa and milad mahfil in neuro-scientific soccer team Brothers Union after Asr prayers.
Besides, Sadeque Hossain Khoka Parishad exercised an eight-day programme, including photography exhibition, documentary screening, discussion, doa mahfil and food distribution, to mark the death anniversary.
On November 4, 2019, valiant freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka died in america at age 67.
Born in-may 12, 1952 in Munshiganj, Khoka was a guerilla freedom fighter through the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Khoka was initially elected MP in 1991 from Sutrapur-Kotwali seat and subsequently made State Minister for Youth and Sports. He was also elected MP in 1996.
In 2001 national election, Khoka was also elected MP from the same seat and given the charge of the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.
Later, he contested Dhaka City Corporation election in 2002 and was elected mayor. He held the post for almost nine years.
