Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Later that day, he met BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman at the National Parliament building to convey his condolences. The meeting was confirmed through a post on the BNP’s official Facebook page.

During the meeting, Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman, BNP Standing Committee members Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed, and other party leaders were present. Earlier, at 11:50 a.m., Sardar Ayaz Sadiq landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as Pakistan’s representative, where he was received by Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh and senior officials from Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visit underscores Pakistan’s official representation at the funeral of the late BNP leader and reflects continued diplomatic engagement between the two countries.