He took control of the government after the assassination of Bangbabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and formed the BNP. His wife, Khaleda Zia, took control of the party after Zia was killed in a military coup in 1981. The current BNP chairperson has led the party to office twice and served as the prime minister. A delegation of BNP leaders, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, went to the grave of Ziaur Rahman in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar at 10 am on Saturday to pay their respects. The BNP also started a two-day programme on Friday at the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium to commemorate Ziaur Rahman’s birthday.

Source: bd News24 January 19, 2019 06:10 UTC