Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has joined the namaz-e-janaza of three-time former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at Manik Mia Avenue.

Members of the Advisory Council, the chiefs of three services and senior political leaders, including BNP representatives, were also present.

A number of foreign dignitaries arrived in Dhaka to join the funeral of Begum Zia.

The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban witnesses an unprecedented outpouring of grief on Wednesday as millions of mourners from across Bangladesh converged Manik Mia Avenue to pay their final tributes to Begum Zia.

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