Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today exchanged greetings with BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the reception programme of Armed Forces Day in Dhaka Cantonment.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan were present on the occasion.
Khaleda Zia made her first appearance today at the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in 12 years. The last time she attended the Armed Forces Day reception was in 2012.
Begum Zia left his Gulshan residence ‘Firoza’ to attend the event at Senakunja of Dhaka Cantonment at 3.30pm today and reached Senakunja around 3.45pm, according to BNP media cell.
Upon her arrival at Senakunja, chiefs of the three services welcomed her.
During the reception ceremony, advisers of the interim government, leaders of different political parties, senior government officials and diplomats exchanged pleasantries with her.
The BNP chairperson, party’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 23 other leaders, including Standing Committee members, were invited to join the event.
