Dhaka: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today exchanged greetings with BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the reception programme of Armed Forces Day in Dhaka Cantonment. According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, along with Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, and Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, were present on the occasion. Khaleda Zia made her first appearance at the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in 12 years, with her last attendance being in 2012. Begum Zia left her Gulshan residence 'Firoza' to attend the event at Senakunja of Dhaka Cantonment at 3.30pm today, reaching the venue around 3.45pm, as reported by the BNP media cell. Upon her arrival, she was welcomed by the chiefs of the three services. During the reception ceremony, advisers of the interim government, leaders of different political parties, senior government officials, and diplomats exchanged pleas antries with Begum Zia. The BNP chairperson, along with the party's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and 23 other leaders, including Standing Committee members, were invited to participate in the event.
