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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Passes Away at 80

Dhaka (Udaipur Kiran), December 30 – Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), passed away early this morning. She breathed her last at 6 am at the age of 80, according to an announcement made by the BNP Media Cell on their official Facebook page. The Dhaka […]

Three terms, decades of rivalry: Who was Khaleda Zia – Bangladesh’s first woman PM and BNP chief

Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia (ANI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday at the age of 80, party officials confirmed. She had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to her party, Zia died around 6.00 am, shortly after Fajr prayers, after remaining in critical […]

Khaleda Zia to be flown to London: Air ambulance approved for critically ill ex-Bangladesh PM; transfer likely by Friday

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia (File photo) A medical board overseeing critically ill former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has determined to send her to London for specialist treatment, according to her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain.According to PTI, Zia, aged 80 and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, is scheduled for transfer via air ambulance […]

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia hospitalised; condition ‘extremely critical’

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is in “extremely critical” condition, a close aide said on Friday, as she continues treatment in hospital. The 80-year-old leader was admitted on Sunday night after developing a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs.“Last night, the doctors said that her physical […]

Zia back, pressure up on Yunus to hold polls in ‘quickest possible’ time

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia DHAKA:Amid heightened political tensions and a show of mass support in Dhaka, BNP chairperson and ailing former PM Khaleda Zia returned from London on Tuesday after four months of treatment, her return seen as a potential turning point in the opposition’s push for elections and a return to democratic governance.Zia, […]