She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former presidents of …

Feb 28, 2025 · Khaleda Zia (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in …

Jan 7, 2025 · Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation’s capital on Tuesday for medical treatment in London, according to one of her advisers.

Khaleda Zia, in full Khaleda Zia ur-Rahman, née Khaleda Majumdar, (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]), Bangladeshi politician who served as prime …

Jan 15, 2025 · Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim …

Aug 6, 2024 · Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled, one more twist to …

Aug 6, 2024 · Khaleda Zia was born in Jalpaiguri in undivided India. Her husband, Lt Gen Ziaur Rehman, a ruthless military officer, served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 until he …

Aug 6, 2024 · Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to be released from house arrest after anti-government protests ousted her bitter rival Sheikh Hasina from power …

Aug 16, 2024 · Since 2018, former prime minister Khaleda Zia had celebrated her birthdays in prison, hospitals or at home under house arrest. On Thursday, she celebrated her birthday in a …

Aug 7, 2024 · BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has greeted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who was ‘freed’ from a prison sentence for corruption following a mass movement …