Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has sent a condolence message on the death of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday.
The message was delivered by the Chief Adviser’s Private Secretary, Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, according to party sources.
In his message, Professor Yunus expressed profound sorrow at the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, describing her as a prominent symbol of Bangladesh’s democratic movement. He offered prayers for the peace of her departed soul and extended heartfelt sympathy to her family members, as well as to BNP leaders, activists and supporters.
Begum Khaleda Zia, a three-time prime minister and longtime leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, died on December 30 while receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. She was laid to rest the following day at Zia Udyan in the capital, beside her husband, the late president Ziaur Rahman, after a large and historic Namaz-e-Janaza held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.
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