Bangladesh Nationalist Party celebrates 45th founding anniversary in Dhaka
epa10833771 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists hold toy machine guns during the rally marking the party's 45th founding anniversary in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 September 2023. The BNP was established by Ziaur Rahman on 01 September 1978, with Rahman serving as the founding chairman. Rahman, then president of Bangladesh, was killed in Chittagong on 30 May 1981. Following his death, his wife, Begum Khaleda Zia, took over as the leader of the BNP on 21 February 1983. EPA/MONIRUL ALAM
