Indian FM, Nepalese FM, Pakistan’s Speaker in Dhaka to attend Khaleda Zia’s funeral

India’s foreign minister, S Jaishankar, Nepalese Foreign Affairs Minister Bala Nanda Sharma and Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq have arrived in Dhaka to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Begum Khaleda Zia and pay their last respects on behalf of their countries.

As Delhi believes Khaleda Zia’s vision and legacy will continue to guide the partnership between Bangladesh and India, Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia.

He (Jaishankar) arrived here at 11:30AM.

Nepalese Foreign Affairs Minister Bala Nanda Sharma arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night. He was received at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh M Forhadul Islam and Ambassador Ghanashyam Bhandari.

Meanwhile, Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. He was received by Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh and high officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.