Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- As Dhaka prepared to bid farewell to one of country's most prominent political figures, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar met Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia, and personally handed over a condolence letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, conveying India's sympathies to the grieving family.
Jaishankar was in Bangladesh's capital to attend Zia's funeral, following her death early Tuesday morning.
The three-time former prime minister and long-serving chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party had passed away at around 6 am at Evercare Hospital after a prolonged, age-related illness.
Her death marked the end of a long and influential chapter in Bangladesh's political his...