Khaleda’s janaza expected on Wednesday, to be laid to rest beside Ziaur Rahman: Salahuddin

BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is likely to be laid to rest beside her husband, late president Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed disclosed the information to the media on Tuesday (30 December).

He said Khaleda Zia’s namaz-e-janaza is expected to be held on Wednesday (31 December) at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka after Zohr prayers.

“Following the janaza, she is likely to be buried next to her husband, martyred president Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan,” Salahuddin said.

Begum Khaleda Zia, BNP chairperson and a three-time former prime minister, passed away at 6:00am on Tuesday while receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.

She had been admitted to the hospital on November 23. As her condition deteriorated on November 27, she was moved to the ICU, where she remained on life support until her death.

Born on August 15, 1945, Khaleda Zia was Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and the second woman prime minister in the Muslim world, after Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto.

BNP leaders said the final details of the funeral and burial arrangements will be determined following consultations with her family and the party leadership.