, Dec. 7 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday expressed the hope that their critically ill party chairperson Khaleda Zia will recover with 'divine blessings'.

"People all over the country are praying for her, regardless of their political affiliation. We have faith in Allah, and we believe that with the prayers of so many people for her recovery, Allah will surely respond to them," he said.

Fakhrul made the remarks while inaugurating BNP's six-day "Plan to Build the Country" programme at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) auditorium in Dhaka's Farmgate area.

He said highly reputed national and international doctors are providing treatment to Khaleda at Evercare Hospital.

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