, Dec. 31 -- The body of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is being taken to Manik Mia Avenue from the Gulshan Avenue residence of her elder son Tarique Rahman to hold the namaz-e-janaza.

A freezer-van wrapped in the red-and-green national flag, carrying the BNP chief's body, left Tarique's residence amid tight security around 11:02am.

Earlier, the body was taken to the Gulshan Avenue residence from Evercare Hospital.

The freezer-van left the hospital at around 8:55am and reached Tarique Rahman's residence at House No-196 on Gulshan Avenue at about 9:16am.

However, Khaleda Zia's body was kept at the hospital mortuary overnight.

From early morning, a large number of party leaders, activists and ordinary peopl...