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‘Zia had tremendous faith in people’

By Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a discussion meeting yesterday urged upon the people to follow the ideals of Shahecd President Ziaur Rahman and bring those to fruition in all spheres of national life to consolidate democracy and gear up national progress.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organised the meeting at the Institution of Engineers tn the city in observance of the 11th death anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman.
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson, Khaleda Zia, attended the meeting held In the afternoon.
Chaired by the Deputy Leader of the House. Prof A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury, the meeting was addressed by the Jattya Sangsad Speaker, Sheikh Razzak AU, BNP feecretaty General and LGHD ■VtfnliAtr Abdus Salam ^Talukdar, educationist Dr Ashraf Siddiqui and journalist Gias Kamal Chowdhury. Members of the Cabinet, members of parliament and central leaders of the ruling party were also present.
The day was observed throughout the country in a befitting manner.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia visited the mazar of late President Zia at Shcr-c-Bangla Nagar In the city in the morning.
Begum Zia placed wreaths at the mazar and offered fateha. She also attended a mt lad mahftl organised by her party at the mazar premises. Prayers were offered for the peace of the departed soul of late Zia and for progress and prosperity of the country.
Ministers, members of parliament. leaders and workers of the ruling BNP and Its front organisations, and people from all walks of life were present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister also visited a blood donation camp set up by Shahecd Zin Adarsha Bas La bay an Committee at the mazar premise*.
Besides. the Prime Minister also visited 26 out of 78 destitute-feeding programmes organised by different BNP branches at different parts of the city. At the BNP central office at Dhanmondi in the city, the party flag remained at half mast and a black flag was hoisted
To mark the day. BNP and Its front organisations, and various socio-cultural bodies organised discussions, milad mahfiis. blood donation programmes. and fed the destitute throughout the country.
Addressing the meeting at the Institution of Engineers. Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury stressed the need for learning more about Shaheed Zia in order to be imbued with his ideals.
"The more we learn about him (Zia), the more we can feel him; the more we can feel him, the more we will be inspired with his Ideals of na tion building activities', he
Prof Chowdhury said Zia In troduced the concept of Bangladeshi nationalism without which the country's sovereignty and Integrity would b. jeopardised
Describing the late President as a 'man of vision', the Deputy Leader of the House said Zia had tremendous faith In the people and he firmly tx-heved that the coun-3 could attain seif-rehance tn respects
The BNP leader said. "Shaheed Zia helped in Identl lying that our vast wealth re malncd unused, late Zia also taught the people how to alle vlale the national problems, including poverty, by using our natural and human re sources tn the best possible-way and thus become self-reliant."
Zia was a great statesman. Prof Chowdhury said adding that the administration must be freed from corruption and be dealt with strongly for Its smooth functioning.
Speaker Shaikh Razzak All in his speech narrated how Zia formed his party with honest politicians and presented the nation the Bangladeshi nation ahsm.
He underlined the need for courageous leadership and people-oriented programmes for successful Implementation of BNPy Ideology
The Speaker commented that no poHtk-al party, Includ Ing Awami League, had any political philosophy. It is BNP which has a political phlloso phy — Bangladeshi nationalism.
Awami league had lost Its political philosophy as It had given up socialist ideology.' he stud
However, he admitted that AL's contribution In '69 and
71 could not be denied. Sheikh Mujlb's brave leader-shl|» cannot be denied," he
The Speaker emphasised the need for outlining a national goal and to administer ihe country on that basts for achieving self-reliance. He said Shaheed Zia's programmes must be imple mented without any change.
Abdus Salam Talukdar called for taking an honest and sincere pledge to complete the works of Shaheed Zia for Improving the lot of the deprived people.