ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed condolences over the passing of Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, describing her as a committed friend of Islamabad. In a statement on Tuesday, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced its leader Zia had passed away at the age of 80 after prolonged illness. She died at the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where the former prime minister was admitted on Nov. 23 with symptoms of a lung infection, according to The Daily Star, a Bangladesh news website.

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister, dies at 80 after battling multiple health issues.

Zia became the country's first female leader in 1991 after its first democratic election in 20 years.

Bangladesh's first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness in Dhaka, her party says.

The country's first female prime minister governed in periods of violent unrest and economic hardship.

Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation

She was handed long prison terms on corruption charges in 2018 but was released in August 2024 following anti-government protests that resulted in the resignation of Prime…

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DHAKA: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh…

Tributes pour in from around the world as Bangladesh mourns Khaleda Zia.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed condolences over the passing of Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, describing her as a committed…

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, long seen as a favorite to return to power in next year’s elections, died Tuesday at age 80, her party...

Fue primera ministra en tres ocasiones desde 1991 y su rivalidad con Sheij Hasina marcó la política del país durante décadas

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is due to travel to Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a…

A sea of mourners have gathered in Dhaka to pay final respects to Khaleda Zia, who died on Tuesday aged 80.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin after the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda…