DHAKA, Nov 11, 2024 (BSS) – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Assistant Organizing Secretary Barrister Mir Helal Uddin today said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s family played the role of helmsman again and again in every crisis of Bangladesh.

He said this while addressing as the chief guest a rally organized by BNP’s Hathazari Upazila and municipality units on the occasion of the National Revolution and Solidarity Day at Hathazari in Chattogram.

Before the rally, a colorful procession was brought out in Hathazari municipality. 

Helal Uddin said during the transitional period after March 26, 1971, the then Major Ziaur Rahman encouraged the people of all strata to join the Liberation War by proclaiming the independence.

In the same way, Ziaur Rahman came to power through the revolution and solidarity of sepoys and people on November 7, 1975 and he had played a pivotal role to maintain national unity against the authoritarian forces, he said.

The BNP leader said that former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia had toppled Dictator HM Ershad and introduced parliamentary democracy in the country. 

Currently, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman along with the people is leading the nation in the transitional period of the country; he said adding that under the robust leadership of Tarique Rahman, the BNP has also been able to maintain the healthy trend of politics.

BNP’s Chattogram North District unit member and Hathazari Municipality unit convener Zaker Hossain presided over rally which was jointly moderated by Hathazari Upazila BNP member secretary Md. Giasuddin and Member Secretary of Hathazari Municipality Unit Member Secretary Md Ahidul Alam, Chattogram North District Unit Joint Convener and Hathajari Upazila BNP Convener Noor Mohammad, Joint Convener Dr. Rafiqul Alam Chowdhury, Hathajari Municipality BNP Senior Joint Convener MA Sukkur, Chattogram North District Unit Sramik Dal General Secretary Syed Nashir Uddin, Chattogram North District Swechchhasebak Dal Member Secretary Md. Akbar Ali, Chattogram North District Chhatra Dal General Secretary Monirul Alam Joni, Chattogram North District Jasas President Kazi Saiful Islam Tutul also spoke.