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Khaleda leaves for Saudi Arabia
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
Published : 19 July 2014, 01:44 PM
Updated : 19 July 2014, 04:38 PM
She will be joined by her London-based elder son Tarique Rahman for the trip.
It will be their second meeting since 2008. The first time the two met was during Khaleda's London visit in 2011.
She left for Saudi Arabia at 9:30pm on Saturday in an Emirates flight, her Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan said.
The former prime minister is scheduled to return home on July 27 before the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Khan, who is also going with Khaleda, told bdnews24.com that she will reach Medina on Sunday.
There she will visit the shrine of Prophet Muhammad during a two-day stay.
He said Tarique along with his wife and daughter catch the same flight at Dubai International Airport. They will perform Umrah too.
Khaleda with Tarique in September 2008
Khaleda met Tarique in London in 2011
The BNP senior vice-chairman, accused in several cases at home, has been staying in the United Kingdom since 2008 after securing bail from the Supreme Court.
He was arrested during the state of emergency in March 2007 on a slew of corruption charges.
Khaleda, her family and the entourage will be staying in Saudi Arabia as the guests of King Abdullah.
After Medina, Khaleda will go to Makkah and perform Umrah.
She will spend the night of Shab-e-Qadr saying prayers at Al Masjid Al Haram.
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