India’s Defence Minister pays tribute to former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday signed the Condolence Book in the High Commission of Bangladesh in DelhiSingh expressed sorrow at the passing of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda ZiaIn a post on X he said Went to the High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi Signed the Condolence Book expressing our profound sorrow at the passing of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia Our thoughts are with her family and the people of BangladeshWent to the High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi Signed the Condolence Book expressing our profound sorrow at the passing of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia Our thoughts are with her family and the people of Bangladesh bdhc_delhi pictwittercomAscV4ZdIUemdash Rajnath Singh rajnathsingh January 1 2026Earlier in the day Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP Tarique Rahman on Thursday shared a heartfelt note thanking the supporters who gathered for the funeral of his mother Khaleda ZiaRahman thanked officials of the government and dignitaries that visited Bangladesh from abroad representing their heads of state for the funeralIn yesterdays moments of deep personal loss I want to speak from the heart and thank the many individuals whose care and professionalism helped the country conduct itself through my mothers final farewell Rahman said in a post on XIn yesterdays moments of deep personal loss I want to speak from the heart and thank the many individuals whose care and professionalism helped the country conduct itself through my motherrsquos final farewellI am deeply grateful to the officers and personnel of the Bangladeshhellip pictwittercomH1pDtpKZ9omdash Tarique Rahman trahmanbnp January 1 2026Bangladesh on Wednesday held the NamazeJanaza of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban as thousands gathered to pay their final respects to the veteran leaderThe funeral prayer was led by the khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque while BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan oversaw the proceedingsFollowing the NamazeJanaza it was announced that Khaleda Zia was buried beside her husband former president Ziaur Rahman at ShereBangla Nagar in the capital The funeral drew wide regional attention with multiple South Asian nations dispatching senior representatives to Dhaka to attend the state funeral The Daily Star reportedExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also attended Khaleda Zias funeral in DhakaBangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday said that the visit by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar would see New Delhi and Dhaka script a new chapter in ties driven by shared interestsAs Hon External Affairs Minister HE Dr DrSJaishankar left Dhaka following a whirlwind 4hr visit Bangladesh amp India would look forward to script a new chapter in ties in shared interests driven by pragmatism and mutual interdependence as indeed briefly discussed withhellip pictwittercomS5HrUApijSmdash Riaz Hamidullah hamidullah_riaz December 31 2025In a post on X he said As HE Dr DrSJaishankar left Dhaka after a whirlwind 4hr visit Bangladesh amp India would look forward to script a new chapter in ties in shared interests driven by pragmatism and mutual interdependence as indeed briefly discussed with bdbnp78 Acting Chair trahmanbnp this afternoonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever