Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia to perform Umrah

Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (today) to perform Umrah.
Her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan said on Friday she would go to Madinah from Dhaka.
“She will visit the Prophet’s Mosque,” he said. Khaleda will then go to Makkah and perform Umrah.
He said the BNP chief would be accompanied by her brother Shamim Eskander, party’s Vice Chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury and her secretary among others. The former premier is expected to return to Bangladesh on Aug. 7.