Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said the nation's overwhelming show of love and solidarity made him feel the whole nation is his family at a time of greatest sorrow as he bade farewell to his mother, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

"Yesterday, with a heart full of sorrow and gratitude, I laid my beloved mother, my first teacher in life, three-time Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, to her final rest beside my father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. The weight of her absence is immeasurable, but your presence, the Bangladeshi people's, has made this profound moment feel less alone," he said in a Facebook post.

Tarique said he was deeply moved by the outpouring of love from friends, neighbours, well...