BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman recited from the Holy Quran at his Gulshan residence and prayed for his mother, former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, shortly after her body arrived there on Wednesday morning.
Sitting alone on a chair inside the residence, Tarique Rahman appeared deeply grief-stricken as he prayed for his mother.
Several relatives were seen reciting the Holy Quran and praying to the Almighty Allah, while others wept and expressed their sorrow.
Earlier, a freezer-van wrapped in the red-and-green national flag, carrying Khaleda Zia’s body, left Evercare Hospital at around 8:55am amid tight security.
The vehicle reached Tarique Rahman’s residence at House No-196 on Gulshan Avenue at about 9:16am.
Following a brief stay at the residence, family members, close relatives and senior BNP leaders are expected to pay their last respects.
Later, Khaleda Zia’s body will be taken to the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad, where her namaz-e-janaza will be held.
After the funeral prayers, she will be laid to rest beside the grave of her husband, late President Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
Khaleda Zia passed away at Evercare Hospital at around 6:00am on Tuesday after undergoing treatment for more than a month.
