Bangladesh in flux
Business Standard
|January 01, 2026
Begum Zia’s death ends old political dualities
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‘The death of Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, has added a new dynamic to the country’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for February 12.
Her death brings to an end a long phase of Bangladesh politics in which she and Sheikh Hasina, popularly dubbed “the Battling Begums”, vied for power in a high-profile standoff. Now, after being in limbo for 15 years under Sheikh Hasina’s systematic anti-corruption campaign against it, the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), which Begum Zia led after her husband's assassination in 1981, has emerged as a credible contender to gain a majority in the Jatiya Sangsad.
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