BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attended the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in Dhaka after a year-long absence. Arriving in a wheelchair from her Gulshan residence, she was welcomed by the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The event, broadcast live on Bangladesh Television, was attended by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who delivered a speech honoring the armed forces and the martyrs of the Liberation War. Khaleda Zia was seated next to Dr. Yunus, and the two were seen exchanging smiles and greetings. Several senior BNP leaders, including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and members of the party’s standing committee, accompanied her. The event highlighted a rare public appearance of the former prime minister and a cordial interaction between her and the interim government’s chief adviser.