Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after his return to Bangladesh after 17 years of exile in the UK, visited the grave of his father and party founder, former President Ziaur Rahman, in Dhaka, making it his first visit to the late military ruler's grave since Sept 1, 2006.
Accompanied by the senior cadre of the BNP, Rahman placed wreaths and offered prayers at his father's grave early evening.
His visit to the BNP founder's grave also included the deployment of a special security ensemble around the area, consisting of personnel from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), police and the army, who barred all media personnel and party activists from entering the grave area and its surro...