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Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, dies at 80


Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia waves to activists as she arrives for a rally in Dhaka in this file picture taken January 20, 2014. — Reuters

Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and opposition leader, Begum Khaleda Zia, died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced.

Khaleda, aged 80, had advanced cirrhosis of the liver, arthritis, diabetes, chest and heart problems, her doctors said.

A post on the party’s Facebook read: “BNP chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia passed away today at 6am just after Fajr (dawn prayer) […] We seek forgiveness of his soul and pray for his departed soul from everyone.”


This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.





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