BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Thursday (January 1, 2026) thanked Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, government functionaries, dignitaries from South Asian countries and common people for attending his mother and former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral.
Mr. Rahman also expressed his “profound gratitude” to the civilian and military institutions, law enforcers, public servants and media professionals for their “professionalism, care and dedication” in ensuring a peaceful and dignified final farewell to Zia.
Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) bid an emotional farewell to 80-year-old Zia, the chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who was laid to rest with state honour beside her husband Ziaur Rahman's grave near the parliament building amid tight security.
Bangladesh bids farewell to Khaleda Zia
Mr. Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh on December 25 after 17 years of self-exile in London, in a statement posted on his social media account, also promised to honour with humility and commitment his mother's legacy of devoting “her life to serving others, day after day, with relentless dedication.”
