DHAKA: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman is going to Malaysia from London to see Arafat Rahman Koko who passed away Saturday.

Younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Koko, died at a hospital in Malaysia of cardiac arrest around 12:30pm local time on Saturday.

A competent source of Tarique Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.

The source said that Tarique became shocked after being informed about the matter.

Tarique also talked several times to his mother Khaleda Zia over phone in this regard to console her.

Tarique Rahman is going to visit Malaysia as soon as possible and then the body of Koko will be brought in the country on Monday.

BDST: 1810 HRS, JAN 24, 2015