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PIROJPUR, July 2, 2025 (BSS)- The Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF)today planted 
hundreds of Neem trees alongside a canal which deeply connected to Shaheed 
President Ziaur Rahman legacy near Chalisha Bazar in Tona Union under Sadar 
upazila of the district. 

Organizing Secretary of the Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Hafiz Al Asad 
Saeed Khan, also a director of Ziaur Rahman Foundation, arranged the week-
long event to mark the 44th death anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur 
Rahman.

Saeed Khan stated, "The Neem tree plantation programme has commenced in the 
area deeply intertwined with the memory of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. He 
came here on May 21, 1981 to inaugurate this Bharani Canal. Also, it was the 
same place where he was injured to operate a water pump."

Professor Forhad Halim Donor, executive director of the ZRF, virtually 
delivered a speech as the chief guest at the Neem tree plantation ceremony.

Convener of the District BNP Principal Alamgir Hossain, Member Secretary of 
the District BNP Gazi Wahiduzzaman Lovelu, Joint Convener District BNP Sheikh 
Riaz Uddin Rana, President of the District Workers' Party Bir Muktijoddha 
Abdus Salam Baten, Convener of the District Volunteer Party Moniruzzaman 
Moni, Joint Convener of the District Juba Dal Tanzid Hasan Shaon, President 
of the District Chatradal Salahuddin Talukder Kumar and its General Secretary 
Mahmudul Hasan Shahin were present, among others, in the event. 

Ziaur Rahman visited Pirojpur on a state tour on May 21, 1981, just nine days 
before his assassination in Chattogram, to inaugurate a newly-excavated 
canal. 

During his visit to Chalisha Bazar, he personally started an irrigation pump 
to inaugurate the canal. However, the pump's handle slipped, injuring his leg 
and causing it to bleed. This incident remains vivid in the memories of 
Chalisha residents.