Khaleda meets Tarique in Dubai

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has met her elder son Tarique Rahman in Dubai after 3 years. Both were on their way to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique, accused in a number of cases at home, has been staying in London since 2008 after securing bail from the Supreme Court during the past military-backed caretaker government. It is their 2nd meeting since then. The 1st time the two met was during Khaleda’s 2011 London visit. An Emirates flight carrying the BNP chief landed at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport around 3:30am (local time) on Sunday, Khaleda’s Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan said. He said Tarique boarded the same flight at Dubai International Airport with his mother. Hundreds of party activists turned up at the airport to greet Khaleda and her son Tarique. The BNP chief and her entourage are staying in S Arabia as the guests of King Abdullah. After Medina, Khaleda will go to Makkah and perform Umrah, according to bdnews24.com.