Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The final rites or the namaz-e-janaza of BNP chairperson and former two-time Bangladeshi PM Khaleda Zia will be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad complex on Manik Mia Avenue at 2:00pm on Wednesday.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, gave this information to journalists on Tuesday, after a meeting of the BNP's standing committee.
Alamgir said Khaleda Zia would be laid to rest beside the grave of her husband, former president Ziaur Rahman, following the funeral prayers.
He further remarked that her rites would be led by the khatib of the national mosque, Baitul Mukarram, while the overall proceedings would be coordinated by BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan.
Stating that Zia's de...