Tarique visits graves of parents, brother after Eid prayers

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday visited the graves of his father late president Ziaur Rahman, and his mother former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia after offering Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah.

The prime minister, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman, arrived at the graveyard at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 8:38 am after the Eid congregation.

Tarique and his wife first visited the graves privately, offered Fateha and joined a munajat there.

Later, the prime minister, also BNP chairman, joined party leaders in offering Fateha and taking part in a special munajat.

He also placed floral wreaths at the graves along with party leaders, reports UNB.

BNP Standing Committee member and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Social Welfare Minister AZM Zahid Hossain, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Defence Adviser AKM Shamsul Islam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan and lawmaker SM Jahangir, among others, were present.

Later, the Prime Minister visited the grave of his younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko at Banani graveyard, where he offered Fateha and a munajat.

Zubaida Rahman, Salahuddin Ahmed, Zahid Hossain and Shahe Alam accompanied him there.