New house for Khaleda

The Gulshan house, where BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to start living from January 1, 2011. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will move into a duplex in the city's Gulshan area on the first day of the New Year.
The house belongs to Tanveer Islam, son of Major (retired) Quamrul Islam, former state minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment, said a source close to the BNP chief.
Standing on a one-bigha land at Gulshan-2, it has seven bedrooms, a living room, a lawn, a garden and amenities needed for a comfortable living.
The former prime minister had been looking for a house since she had to leave 6, Shaheed Mainul Road residence in Dhaka cantonment on November 13.
After choosing the duplex, she has visited it several times, one of her aides told The Daily Star.
Khaleda's new abode (House-1, Road-79) is near the Gulshan house the government donated her in 1981. Opposite the Russian embassy, it is also close to several other foreign missions.
Built in 1979, the house still looks impressive.
Labourers are working round the clock to renovate the house, which has been vacant for the last few months.