Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia died in the capital, Dhaka, at the age of 80 on Tuesday. Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia died in the capital, Dhaka, at the age of 80 on Tuesday. Khaleda Zia’s early lifeKhaleda Zia lived a full life of a politician who will be remembered as the country’s first woman prime minister. Khaleda Zia: Rise of Bangladesh’s woman PM, her contribution1. In Khaleda Zia: The Begum of Bangladesh, 2001, Sreeradha Datta explains her life from non-political housewife to Prime Minister.

Source: dna December 30, 2025 14:04 UTC