Khaleda Zia used to celebrate her birthday on August 15, also a national mourning day. When asked if the Foreign Ministry raised the issue with the Chinese, the source said, "We did not have to. The Chinese embassy in Dhaka has apologised for that." It was done inadvertently, the source said quoting the Chinese embassy. The embassy was doing this for a long time, therefore, they just followed the tradition, the source said quoting the explanation offered by the Chinese.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2020 14:26 UTC