Tarique Rahman Visits Brother Arafat Rahman Koko’s Grave for the First Time

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday offered fateha at the grave of his younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko.

Tarique arrived at the Banani Graveyard at around 1:50 pm after completing the National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment process at the Election Training Institute (ETI) in the capital's Agargaon area.

He offered fateha at the grave and joined a munajat, seeking salvation of Arafat Rahman’s departed soul.

Arafat Rahman Koko, a sports organiser, died of cardiac arrest in Malaysia on January 24, 2015, at the age of 45. His body was brought back to Bangladesh on January 27 and buried at the Banani Graveyard.

This is the first time Tarique Rahman offered fateha at his brother’s grave as he had been living in exile in London for the past 17 years. Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday morning after nearly 17 years abroad.

Earlier on Friday, he offered fateha at the grave of his father and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.