Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman went to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's residence to meet her. He entered the BNP Chairperson's residence in Gulshan at 8:30 pm on Thursday (January 2).
BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said, 'He came to inquire about the health of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The army chief was accompanied by his wife Begum Sarahnaz Kamalika Rahman. They stayed for about 40 minutes.'
BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said, 'He came to inquire about the health of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The army chief was accompanied by his wife. They stayed for about 40 minutes.'
Shayrul Kabir Khan said that Major General (retd) Fazle Elahi Akbar welcomed him when he reached the army chief's residence.
Quoting Fazle Elahi Akbar, Shayrul Kabir said, “The army chief said that he has prayed for the speedy recovery of the BNP chairperson, the former prime minister.
The Army Chief's meeting with former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has sparked interest in politics. Leaders of various political parties termed the matter as a 'rare event in the history of politics' and 'positive for this time'. None of the politicians agreed to be quoted, saying the issue was sensitive for institutional reasons.
Top leaders of several parties told Bengali Tribune that this is the first time in the recent past of politics that the army chief has visited the residence of a former prime minister. It is known that the army chief wished the BNP chairperson good health after talking to various levels of BNP.
On Thursday (January 2) night, a member of the BNP Standing Committee commented to the reporter, 'Alhamdulillah.'
An influential leader of the Democracy Manch told the Bangla Tribune, 'This incident sends a positive message. Such incidents are rare in the country's politics.
Basically, it was confirmed that the army chief would arrive in Gulshan on Thursday morning. However, nothing is known about the army chief's entire forty-minute conversation with Khaleda Zia.
According to high level sources of BNP, Khaleda Zia will leave Dhaka for London in the next few days. He will start this flight subject to his physical health. Begum Zia will go to America from London. A team of at least 17-18 people, including doctors and assistants, will accompany Khaleda Zia to London.
On the eve of going abroad, several politicians commented that the meeting of the army chief with Khaleda Zia was 'significant'.
