Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday visited the Bangladesh High Commission here to express his condolences on the passing away of Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The prime minister conveyed his condolences to the Charge d’Affaires of Bangladesh, recorded a message in the condolence […]
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Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral
Bangladesh bid farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a state funeral that drew vast crowds mourning a towering leader whose career defined the country’s politics for decades. Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday aged 80. Flags […]
NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq visits Khaleda Zia’s residence to offer condolences
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday visited the residence of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka to express condolences on her passing. The visit was part of Pakistan’s official outreach to convey sympathy following the death of the veteran Bangladeshi leader. During the visit, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met Khaleda Zia’s son, […]
Bangladesh holds state funeral for former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh on Wednesday held a state funeral for former prime minister Khaleda Zia, as vast crowds gathered in Dhaka to mourn a leader whose career shaped the country’s politics for decades. Flags flew at half-mast nationwide, while thousands of security personnel lined major roads as her coffin was carried through the capital draped in the […]
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia dies; Pakistan conveys condolences
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 Nationalist Party said. “The BNP Chairperson and former prime minister, the national leader Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away today at 6:00 am (0000 GMT), just after the Fajr […]
Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and longtime leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, her party confirmed. She was 80. Read More: Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia battles severe illness According to the BNP, Khaleda died at around 6:00am local time, shortly after the Fajr prayer. Doctors said […]
Critically ill Bangladesh ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK
Bangladesh’s critically ill former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a key figure in elections slated for next year, is to be flown by air ambulance to Britain, her doctor said Thursday. Zia, 80, is in intensive care in the capital Dhaka, after she was admitted to hospital last month with symptoms of a lung infection. Despite […]
Bangladesh commission alleges Hasina ordered 2009 army mutiny killings
DHAKA: A commission investigating the violent 2009 mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) claimed on Sunday that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had ordered the killings of dozens of senior army officers. Read More: Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced 21 years The revolt, which erupted in Dhaka and spread nationwide, resulted in the deaths of 74 […]
Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia critically ill, party appeals for support
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s health has sharply deteriorated since her hospital admission, prompting urgent concern from family and party members. The 80-year-old leader is being treated in the intensive care unit for a severe lung infection. Her party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has urged citizens to pray for her recovery. Zia was […]
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia found guilty of corruption
DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage. Prosecutors were seeking life imprisonment for Zia — a two-time former prime minister and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — for allegedly embezzling […]