The fourth death anniversary of former BNP minister Shahjahan Siraj, one of the key organisers of the Liberation War in 1971, was observed on Sunday.
 
Shahjahan Siraj Welfare Trust have chalked out various programmes in Dhaka and his birthplace in Tangail's Kalihati to commemorate the death anniversary with due respect.
 
As part of the programmes, followers of Shahjahan Siraj placed wreaths at his grave at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka and offered fateha there, praying for the salvation of his departed soul.
 
Besides, a food distribution programme and doa and milad sessions were also held at the orphanages run by Anjuman Mufidul Islam.
 
In Kalihati, the day's events began with wreath-laying at the deceased's memorial. Scholarships were also awarded to the deserving students from underprivileged backgrounds in Kalihati.
 
Besides, doa mahfil, Qurankhwani, and special prayers were arranged at mosques and other worship places in the upazila.
 
Shahjahan Siraj died on July 14, 2020, at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka at the age of 77.
 
 
 
Shahjahan Siraj read out the manifesto of independence at a significant public gathering at Paltan Maidan on March 3, 1971, in presence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muibur Rahman.
 
 
 
During his 60-year-long political career, he was elected as a member of parliament five times. His final term was in 2001, representing BNP, where he served as the Minister for Forests and Environment in Khaleda Zia's cabinet.