Prime Minister Khaleda Zia performed umrah in Makkah onTUesday.

She took iftar with other devotees and spent the holy night of Shab-e-Qadr at Masjidul Haram, according to a message received in Dhaka yesterday.

After Magrib prayers, the PM performed umrah and offered munajat seeking divine blessings for peace, continued welfare and prosperity of the country and the people.

Earlier, she flew in Makkah by a special royal aircraft from Madina.

She was accompanied, among others, by her youngest son Arafat Rahman, State Minister for, Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin, Mohammad Mosaddek Ali MP and Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia SM EkramulHuq.