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Bangladesh declares three days of state mourning after former PM Khaleda Zia's death

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh has declared three days of state mourning following the death of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, with a public holiday announced for Wednesday, the ... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus set to address nation Tuesday

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is due to address the nation following the death of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia. The address will be broadcast simultaneously on sta... Read More


Nation drew inspiration for freedom from Khaleda Zia's 'uncompromising' leadership, says Yunus

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has paid tribute to BNP chief Khaleda Zia, describing the former prime minister as a "significant chapter" in the country's history. In a condolence mes... Read More


Khaleda Zia, who rose from a 'shy housewife' to Bangladesh's first woman prime minister, dies at 79

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Khaleda Zia, the country's first female prime minister and chairperson of the BNP, has died aged 79. Her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said she breathed her last early on ... Read More


DMP maps traffic-controlled route from Evercare to parliament for Khaleda

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced control of traffic on the route along which former prime minister and BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia's body will be taken from Evercare... Read More


DMP maps traffic-controlled route from Evercare to parliament for Khaleda's hearse

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced traffic controls along the route the hearse carrying former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's coffin will take from E... Read More


Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers to join Khaleda's final farewell in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Foreign dignitaries including Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will fly to Dhaka to attend BNP chief Khaleda Zia's last rites. On Tu... Read More


Voting to go ahead in seats Khaleda Zia was contesting: EC

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Election officials say voting will go ahead in the three constituencies where former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia had submitted nomination papers following her death on T... Read More


Over 2,500 candidates enter the fray in a political carnival for parliamentary elections

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The first act of the decisive post-July Uprising parliamentary election has unfolded with almost festival-like energy. Across the nation, candidates have filed their nomination pape... Read More


Khaleda remained steadfast on people's rights, says NCP leader Nahid

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Nahid Islam, convenor of National Citizen Party (NCP), an ally of Jamaat-e-Islami, has expressed grief over BNP chief Khaleda Zia's death, describing her as an "uncompromising leader... Read More