, May 4 -- A total of 36 newly elected Members of Parliament of the BNP alliance from the reserved women's seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad paid tribute to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

The MPs placed floral wreaths at their graves at Chandrima Udyan in the capital around 1 PM.

BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was also present.

Following the laying of wreaths, a special prayer (munajat) was offered seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.

Forty-nine newly elected women MPs took oath on Sunday to represent their respective parties from the reserved seats.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, B...