Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on party members and supporters to transform their grief over the passing of Chairperson Khaleda Zia into renewed determination, strengthening BNP into an unstoppable force and advancing the cause of a truly democratic Bangladesh.

"Let us turn the grief over Khaleda Zia's death into strength, build BNP into an unstoppable party, and establish Bangladesh as a truly democratic country," he said.

Fakhrul spoke to reporters after a meeting of the party's National Standing Committee at the Chairperson's Gulshan office on Tuesday afternoon.

"The passing of our national leader is an irreplaceable loss in Bangladesh's political history, and filling this void ...