Khaleda Zia laid to rest as thousands gather to bid farewell to BNP leader
Millennium Post Delhi
|Delhi 01 January 2026
Khaleda Zia, the three-time prime minister and a towering political figure, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness
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People gather to pay their final respects during the funeral prayers of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, in Dhaka on Wednesday
(PTI)
Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was laid to rest with state honour beside her husband Ziaur Rahman's grave near the parliament building amid tight security.
Zia, the three-time prime minister and a towering political figure, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, several senior leaders from Pakistan, Nepal and other neighbouring countries, diplomats and top political and military brass of Bangladesh attended Zia's funeral at Manik Mia Avenue of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (parliament building).
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