Exiled Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen – many of whose books were banned by the government led by Khaleda Zia - commented Tuesday on the death of former Prime Minister. On X Nasreen – in exile in ...

Khaleda Zia (1945-2025) was born in Jalpaiguri in undivided India. She was Bangladesh's first female prime minister, serving ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo has said it has been proven time and again that Bangladesh, its independence and its development are secure only in the hands of the ...

The funeral of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday in capital Dhaka after Zohr prayers, said the country's law advisor Asif Nazrul. Khaleda Zia died on Tuesday ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rehman, is set to return to politics after an exile, with former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son landing in Dhaka on Thursday. The heir ...

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia’s health has worsened, and she has been placed on ventilator support, according to her medical team. In a statement issued on Thursday, the head of the ...

For decades, Bangladesh’s politics centered around two powerful women: Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister, and Sheikh Hasina, the nation’s longest-ruling prime minister and Zia's ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist ...