Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80
Public Lokpal
December 30, 2025
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80
DHAKA: Bangladesh's former first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, has died after a prolonged illness, her personal physician said on Tuesday.
Zia, the country’s first female prime minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has passed away at the age of 80, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said she breathed her last early on Tuesday while receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.
PTI