Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called BNP leaders to inform them that the Council of Advisers will discuss issues, including state honour and burial arrangements for former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a media briefing at Evercare Hospital, Fakhrul said the Chief Adviser would place the matter before a meeting of the Council of Advisers scheduled for 10:00am.
He said the decisions taken would later be coordinated with the government’s programmes.
Fakhrul also said a meeting of the BNP Standing Committee would be held.
Jamaat Ameer mourns Khaleda Zia’s death
“The mother of democracy and our national guardian left us at 6:00am. This loss is irreparable. The nation will not be able to make up for it,” he said.
He said Khaleda Zia devoted her entire life to the welfare of the people and that her death has created a political vacuum in the country.
Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, 80, breathed her last at 6:00am on Tuesday (Dec 30) while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.