Bangladesh, July 14 -- BNP on Tuesday paid last respect to former minister and freedom fighter Shahjahan Siraj.

On behalf of the party, its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir paid tributes to its late leader as his body was brought to his Gulshan residence.

Fakhrul stood in solemn silence for a while in front of the mobile mortuary ambulance carrying Shahjahan Siraj's mortal remains.

Talking to reporters, Fakhrul said a big void has been created in Bangladesh's politics with his demise which will not easily be filled.

"On behalf of our party, our chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and acting chairman Tarique Rahman, we pay our respects to him. We also pray so that Allah grants him Jannah," he said.

The BNP leader also conveyed ...