Khaleda Zia
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Jaishankar meets Pakistan National Assembly Speaker in Dhaka during funeral programme of Khaleda Zia
India | Dec 31, 2025, 05:08 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Pakistan National Assemnly Speaker in Dhaka. The pictures of the meeting were shared by Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on X.
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Khaleda Zia buried beside her husband as Bangladesh bids farewell to former Prime Minister
World | Jan 01, 2026, 12:06 AM ISTBangladesh held a large-scale state funeral for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, drawing massive crowds and high-level delegations from across South Asia. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, along with leaders from Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan, attended the ceremony.
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S Jaishankar meets Khaleda Zia's son in Bangladesh, hands over PM Modi's condolence letter
India | Dec 31, 2025, 01:57 PM ISTJaishankar is in Bangladesh to attend the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80.
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Bangladesh's First Woman PM & BNP Chief Khaleda Zia Passes Away at 80 After Long Illness
News | Dec 30, 2025, 06:36 PM ISTKhaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female PM and longtime BNP chief, has died at 80 after a prolonged illness. A towering political figure, she led Bangladesh through major reforms, rivalries, and transitions. Her legacy as a pioneer in South Asian politics will be remembered.
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Jaishankar to attend former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's funeral in Dhaka on Wednesday
India | Dec 30, 2025, 11:44 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral in Dhaka on December 31st.
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Khaleda Zia's funeral to be held on Wednesday; three-day state mourning announced in Bangladesh
World | Dec 30, 2025, 03:18 PM ISTKhaleda Zia breathed her last on Tuesday after battling prolonged illness. Zia's funeral will be held on Wednesday, and she will be buried beside her husband, the late president Ziaur Rahman.
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BCB postpones today's Bangladesh Premier League matches following former PM Khaleda Zia's death
Cricket | Dec 30, 2025, 11:50 AM ISTThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to postpone today's matches in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) following the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The board has stated that the revised fixtures will be communicated soon.
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PM Modi mourns Khaleda Zia: 'Her contributions in India-Bangladesh ties will be remembered'
India | Dec 30, 2025, 10:46 AM ISTKhaleda Zia death: Recalling his meeting with the former Bangladesh prime minister, PM Modi said her contributions in developing India-Bangladesh ties will always be remembered.
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Khaleda Zia dies at 80: Life and political journey of BNP leader and towering figure of Bangladesh
World | Dec 30, 2025, 10:34 AM ISTZia’s personal doctor on Saturday said that her condition was 'extremely critical' as she remained on ventilator support. BNP leaders said Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, who is also the party’s acting chairperson, visited the hospital on Saturday and stayed for more than two hours.
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Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh PM and BNP chief, dies at 80 after prolonged illness
World | Dec 30, 2025, 09:47 AM ISTKhaleda Zia death news: The first woman prime minister of Bangladesh breathed her last at Dhaka's Apollo Hospital.
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Khaleda Zia in 'extremely critical' condition, says doctor; Tarique Rahman visits ailing mother
World | Dec 28, 2025, 12:07 PM ISTBNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned home after nearly two decades abroad. Rahman arrived at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from London on Thursday, accompanied by his wife, Zubaida Rahman, and their daughter, Zaima Rahman.
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Amid widespread anti-Hindu violence, what Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh means for India
Explainers | Dec 25, 2025, 01:38 PM ISTEvents in Bangladesh are under close watch in New Delhi. During Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, Dhaka maintained strong ties with India, kept Pakistan at a distance and carefully balanced its relationship with China. Since her removal from office, things have been the opposite under Muhammad Yunus.
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Khaleda Zia, ex-Bangladesh PM, 'more stable'; no deterioration in her health: Doctor
World | Dec 20, 2025, 10:50 AM ISTZia was hospitalised on November 23 after her health deteriorated. On December 12, officials announcement that she was put on ventilator support and doctors are monitoring her situation regularly.
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Khaleda Zia, ex-Bangladesh PM, put on ventilator support as health declines
World | Dec 12, 2025, 08:03 AM ISTAccording to the hospital, doctors are monitoring Khaleda Zia's condition round-the-clock as her vital organs are under severe stress. It said that Zia needs blood transfusions as he "kidney function has stopped completely".
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Bangladesh's post-Hasina transition: A fragmented political landscape faces its first real test
World | Dec 11, 2025, 08:12 PM ISTBangladesh election: With the Awami League banned in the country, the electoral battleground is expected to shift sharply, with the contest likely dominated by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the right-wing Jamat-e-Bangladesh.
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BNP thanks PM Modi for message on ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia: 'Appreciate gesture of goodwill'
World | Dec 02, 2025, 08:11 AM ISTThe BNP has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his message of concern, viewing it as willingness to extend support as Begum Khaleda Zia remains critically ill in a Dhaka hospital.
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Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi PM, critical; Chief Adviser Yunus expresses concern
World | Nov 28, 2025, 10:09 PM ISTZia, wife of slain Bangladesh president Zia-ur Rahman, served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for two terms (1991–1996, 2001–2006). Leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), she was the country’s first female elected head of government.
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Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo treatment in London
World | Jan 08, 2025, 08:25 AM ISTKhaleda Zia left behind a South Asian nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August. Zia and Hasina are the most influential political leaders in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's BNP says 'difficult to cooperate' with India if it helps 'enemy' Hasina
World | Aug 09, 2024, 12:52 PM ISTIndia had a troubled relationship with the BNP on several issues, particularly terrorism, when Zia was in power. However, the party refused accusations of being anti-India and anti-Hindu and said it believed in Bangladesh's mutual cooperation with its neighbour.
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Khaleda Zia's first statement after release: 'We have to build democratic Bangladesh' | WATCH
World | Aug 07, 2024, 05:43 PM ISTKhaleda Zia, the wife of late President Ziaur Rahman, was the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh and was a fierce nemesis of recently-ousted Sheikh Hasina. Her tenure in office was marked by a rise in Islamist extremism and strained relations between India and Bangladesh.