Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, dies at 80
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, at 6 AM. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party announced her death in a Facebook post. She was 80.
Her son Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh after a 17-year exile on December 25. After the death of Khaleda Zia, who was the BNP chairman, Rahman is likely to assume the post full time. He’s presently the acting chairman of the party.
Zia’s death comes just before the February 12 polls scheduled next year.
Zia was suffering from advanced cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, arthritis, and chest and heart problems. She was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she breathed her last.
(This is a developing story and is being updated.)
