Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman stayed beside ailing mother and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital here.

He reached the hospital at around 6pm after attending a mammoth public gathering at July 36 Expressway (popularly known as 300-Feet Road) to welcome him on his historic homecoming from London. After a long time, being reunited with critically ill mother on home soil, he became overwhelmed with emotion.

Tarique Rahman spoke with the physicians at Evercare Hospital and inquired about his mother's latest physical condition. He spent some private time by his mother's side for quite a while. His wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman were with him. From E...