, Jan. 3 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman would lead the country forward and uphold democracy by following the path shown by his mother Begum Khaleda Zia.

"Khaleda Zia left behind ideals, moral values and commitments to the people that represent the highest standard of political ethics. We will move ahead by following the very path she showed us," he said.

Talking to reporters after offering fateha at Khaleda Zia's grave, Rizvi said the BNP, all its affiliated organisations, including Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, and the country's nationalist forces will continue to follow the direction set by their late chairperson.

"BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, the eldest...