Sarjis welcomes Khaleda back to Bangladesh, urges BNP to honour July Uprising sacrifices
The NCP leader also wishes the BNP chairperson good health and long life
Sarjis Alam, chief organiser (North) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), welcomed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia back to Bangladesh in a post on his verified Facebook profile today (6 May).
In the post, Sarjis expressed his expectation that Khaleda and the BNP would honour the sacrifices made during last year's July Uprising.
"We believe that she and her BNP will work uncompromisingly to protect Bangladesh's democracy, prioritising national interests above all," he wrote, referencing the aspirations for which students and people of Bangladesh shed their blood and sacrificed their lives during the July Uprising.
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The NCP leader concluded his statement by wishing Khaleda good health and long life.
Khaleda Zia, along with her two daughters-in-law — Tarique Rahman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and late Arafat Rahman Koko's wife Syeda Sharmila Rahman — returned to Bangladesh this morning.
A Qatari royal air ambulance carrying Khaleda and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:42am.
