On September 5, 2009, Saifur, also a former BNP standing committee member, died in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at the age of 77.
Local BNP and Durre Samad Rahman and Saifur Rahman Foundation have chalked out various programmes, including milad mahfil, Qurankhani and distribution of cooked food, to observe the day with due respect.
As part of the programme, Moulvibazar district unit BNP will arrange a milad in the afternoon.
Besides, Kulaura upazila unit will hold a milad mahfil at its office after Magrib prayers on the occasion
BNP leaders and activists will place wreaths at the grave of Saifur at Moulvibazar in the morning.
They will also offer fateha there and pray for the salvation of his departed soul.
Besies, Durre Samad Rahman and Saifur Rahman Foundation will also hold miald mahfil at the deceased’s local house and distribute cooked food among the destitute.
Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued a message paying tribute to the departed soul of Saifur.
The BNP secretary general recalled the late finance minister’s contributions to different democratic and rights movement of the nation, and the country’s economic progress.
He also reminded with gratitude Saifur’s role in making BNP a stronger party as a close associate of its founder Ziaur Rahman.
Born at Baharmardan village in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila on October 6, 1932, Saifur was with BNP since its inception as an adviser to late president Ziaur Rahman. He went on to serve in Zia’s cabinet as the first commerce minister and then the finance minister.
Saifur had an outstanding record of presenting 12 national budgets in parliament as the finance minister
He was elected to parliament four times. He had held different important posts in the World Bank, ADB and IFAD.