Dec 30, 2025 · Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female Prime Minister, Dies In office for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over …

She was the wife of the former president of Bangladesh and army commander, Ziaur Rahman. She was the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from 1984 onwards. Zia was born into a …

Dec 29, 2025 · Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her political party said in a statement …

Dec 30, 2025 · Bangladesh mourns former leader Khaleda Zia, who died aged 79 Bangladesh’s first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dhaka.

Dec 30, 2025 · Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister and an arch-rival of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, has died from a prolonged illness. She was 80 years old.

Dec 25, 2025 · Khaleda Zia (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–96 and 2001–06.

Dec 30, 2025 · Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia — once praised for restoring democracy and empowering millions of women — has died at the age of 80.