Crowds flock to Dhaka's streets to mourn the loss of the former prime minister, who led Bangladesh thrice.
Start Your NewsReadery Pro FREE TRIAL!
| | |
#bangladesh / Page 5
Bangladesh is mourning the death of its first female Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, who died Tuesday.
A sea of mourners have gathered in Dhaka to pay final respects to Khaleda Zia, who died on Tuesday aged 80.
Mourners surround Bangladesh's parliament in Dhaka to pay their respects to the country's first female prime minister.
The ex-leader was the country's first woman prime minister.
Her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined Bangladeshi politics for a generation. Bangladesh's interim government has announced a three-day mourning period.
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness.
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 Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80.
She rose to power after her husband was killed in an attempted coup, and she had a fierce political rivalry with Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted last year.
Khaleda Zia was elected the first female prime minister of Bangladesh after her husband was killed in a military coup, and her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina dominated the country's politics for a generation ...