Ex-Primminister Begum Khaleda Zia
Opposition Chief Ex-Primminister Begum Khaleda Zia has returned home from New York after concluding her fortnight-long tour of the UK and the USA. She arrived by an Emirates Airlines flight around 5pm on Sunday. Senior leaders of the party greeted her with flowers outside the VIP lounge at Shahjalal International Airport.
Ex-Primminister Begum Khaleda Zia
She was conferred a special honour during her stay in the USA by New Jersey Senate.
The party, along with its factions, accorded her a grand reception outside the airport.
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Dhaka City mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka and acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir were among those present at the airport.
Ex-Primminister Begum Khaleda Zia
The BNP chairperson left Dhaka for London on May 14 and began her USA tour from May 21.
During her weeklong stay in the USA, Khaleda called on US vice president Joe Biden's security advisor Tony Blinken, Bangladesh's congressional caucus co-chair Joseph Crowly and three other influential congressmen in Washington. Prior to her US visit, the BNP chief met her eldest son Tarique Rahman in London after over three years. She had also met various other political leaders, including former British prime minister Gordon Brown, in the UK.
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