Exiled Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen – many of whose books were banned by the government led by Khaleda Zia - commented Tuesday on the death of former Prime Minister. On X Nasreen – in exile in ...

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia’s health has worsened, and she has been placed on ventilator support, according to her medical team. In a statement issued on Thursday, the head of the ...

The passing of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia leaves an “irreplaceable void” but her “vision and legacy” will continue to nurture India-Bangladesh relations, said Prime Minister ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist ...

For decades, Bangladesh’s politics centered around two powerful women: Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister, and Sheikh Hasina, the nation’s longest-ruling prime minister and Zia's ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Huge crowds flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital Wednesday to attend the funeral prayers for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman commemorates Eid-ul-Azha by visiting the graves of his father, Ziaur Rahman, and mother, ...

Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and heir to Bangladesh's longtime ruling family, is reportedly returning to politics in Dhaka, ending his 17-year-long exile. Rahman, who is ...

Mourners gathered today in Bangladesh at the funeral for the country's first female prime minister. Khaleda Zia died Tuesday at the age of 80. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist ...