Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday evening and expressed condolences over the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

The Jamaat chief came to the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office around 7:00pm, a day after Khaleda Zia's burial.

He first signed the condolence book opened at the office following her death, BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said.

Later, he met Tarique Rahman at his chamber in the presence of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Khan, Salahuddin Ahmed and AZM Zahid Hossain.

During the meeting, the Jamaat chief held a brief discussion with Tarique Rahman and conveyed his symp...