DHAKA, Jan 2, 2026 (BSS) - Special prayers were held today at the Dhakeshwari National Temple premises seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Temple priest Tapan Bhattachariya administered the prayer meeting, while Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee vice-president Advocate Tapash Kumar Pal presided over the function.

Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad president Basudev Dhar, Gono Forum president Advocate Subrata Chowdhury, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council acting general secretary Manindra Kumar Nath, BNP assistant organizing secretary Joyanta Kundu, Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee general secretary Dr Tapash Chandra Pal, Subashish Biswas Sadhan, and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Front general secretary Samir Bosh also spoke at the function.