Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the outpouring of emotion and respect for former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was not a farewell that "everyone is fortunate" to receive.

Speaking at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office on Thursday evening, he urged other politicians to serve the country by following her example.

Shafiqur also met with Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.

"We came here to fulfil a moral duty," he said.

Recounting Khaleda's struggle to restore democracy in Bangladesh, he said: "Her send-off (Wednesday) was marked by historic honour. People bade her a tearful farewell. This was her due recognition. Her contributions to the nation have been acknowledged by Allah, and seeing thi...