Preparations begin for Khaleda Zia’s burial beside Ziaur Rahman

Bangla Press Desk:   Preparations are under way to bury former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia beside her husband, late president Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

Party sources said work was seen progressing around 11:40am on Tuesday on the eastern side of Ziaur Rahman’s grave. Officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) were observed measuring the site.

The grave is being prepared adjacent to and east of Ziaur Rahman’s resting place. Law enforcement personnel have been deployed in and around the area, with security measures in place to ensure order during the preparations.

Meanwhile, a meeting of the BNP Standing Committee began this afternoon at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan to discuss funeral prayers, burial arrangements, and other related programmes.

The meeting started at 12:38pm, according to BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

Senior party leaders attended the meeting, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Selima Rahman and Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, among others.

Party insiders said the meeting was convened to make final decisions on the timing and venue of the funeral prayers, the burial, and subsequent party programmes. An official announcement is expected following the meeting.