BNP senior leaders have met their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia after around 10 months and exchanged Eid greetings, reports UNB.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir together with seven other party standing committee members went to meet the BNP Chairperson at her Gulshan residence on Saturday night on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and had over an hour-long meeting with her.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mirza Fakhrul said their party chief urged people to continue their efforts for establishing democracy in the country the way have been doing it.
During the meeting, he said the BNP chief wanted to know about the party leaders and workers who have been staying in jail.
“She’s aware of the plight of them.”
The BNP leader said Khaleda is also aware of the deteriorating economic condition of the country and the soaring prices of essential commodities.
He said the BNP chief expressed concern over the prevailing extreme hot weather and the growing adverse impact of climate change.
Fakhrul said Khaleda is still very sick and she is receiving treatment under the supervision of doctors.
BNP Standing Committee members Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Selima Rahman accompanied Fakhrul during the meeting.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
