He visited the Zia Mausoleum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and offered prayers for the departed souls.
Fakhrul placed separate wreaths at the graves of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia, recited Fateha and joined a munajat seeking eternal peace for the departed souls.
The veteran politician is set to take oath as the 23rd president of Bangladesh this evening.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm, according to Bangabhaban.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will administer the oath of office to the president-elect.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, cabinet members and hundreds of distinguished guests are expected to attend the ceremony.
BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul was elected president on Thursday, defeating his only rival Col (retd) Oli Ahmad, the candidate of the 11-party opposition alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Of the 343 valid votes cast, Mirza Fakhrul secured 255 votes, while Oli Ahmad received 88.
Six lawmakers did not take part in the voting out of 349 eligible voters.
The six absentees were BNP lawmakers Mirza Abbas, Mostafa Kamal Pasha and Muhammad Osman Farruk, independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, Jamaat lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam and Islami Andolan Bangladesh lawmaker Md Oli Ullah.
The Election Commission later issued a gazette notification declaring Mirza Fakhrul elected as the president of Bangladesh.
