The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced seven days of mourning following the death of party chairperson and the country’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia.
The announcement was made by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at Evercare Hospital on Tuesday.
Black flags would be flown for seven days at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan and at party offices across the country. Leaders and supporters of the party will also wear black badges during the mourning period, he added.
Special prayers and Quran recitations will be held at party offices nationwide.
Condolence books will also be opened at the BNP’s Nayapaltan headquarters, the chairperson’s office in Gulshan and district-level party offices.
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