On the occasion of Armed Forces Day, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Senakunja tomorrow (November 21) on Thursday. This will be her first public event since 2018.
On Wednesday (November 20), BNP Chairperson's Personal Assistant ABM Abdus Sattar confirmed this information.
Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus will be present as the chief guest at the reception at Senakunja. This time, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has received a special invitation from the Armed Forces Division of the Chief Adviser's Office.
It is learned that the BNP Chairperson will leave her Gulshan residence for Senakunja at 3:30 pm on Thursday.
In the past, a military officer of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, as the wife of a Bir Uttam or an opposition leader, had extended an invitation to the day, but this time, two officers of the rank of Lieutenant General met former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and extended the invitation.
BNP party sources said that along with Khaleda Zia, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has also been invited for the first time since 2009. A total of 26 people have received invitations to the Armed Forces Day program this year. Among them are BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members, vice-chairmen and former military officers of other ranks. In the past, so many leaders from the party did not receive invitations.