Khaleda Zia: The Former B'desh PM who leaves behind a mixed legacyThe news of Begum Khaleda Zia's passing, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, marks the end of an era that reshaped the nation’s ties with ...
31 Dec, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Tarique Rahman pays emotional tribute to mother Khaleda Zia, calls her "mother of democracy"Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid a heartfelt tribute to his mother, former Prime Minister ...
31 Dec, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
Khaleda Zia's India legacy softens amid new equationsKhaleda Zia's death creates a political void in Bangladesh, with her son Tarique Rahman poised to lead the BNP. While past BNP rule saw str...
31 Dec, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
PM Modi expresses deep sadness over Khaleda Zia's deathPrime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. He remembered...
30 Dec, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Khaleda Zia: Bangladesh’s first woman PM with Indian roots and a decades-long rivalry with Sheikh HasinaKhaleda Zia dies: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80. Her long political rivalry with Sheikh Hasina si...
30 Dec, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Bangladesh Chief Adviser "deeply saddened" over death of ex-PM Khaleda Zia, calls her a guardian of democracyChief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday expressed his profound grief over the death of former Pri...
30 Dec, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia in 'very critical' conditionThe 80-year-old former Prime Minister, who is suffering from various ailments, is now under close observation by doctors. Quoting doctors, ...
29 Nov, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Bangladesh: From East Pakistan times to Hasina era, recap of a turbulent journeyBangladesh: Here's a look at the tumultuous journey of India's eastern neighbour -- Partition, creation, political killings, army rule and ...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina cautions people of possible repetition of 1975 carnageOn August 15, 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, widely known as Bangabandhu, the first President of Bangladesh and most of his family members we...
21 Aug, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
Bangladesh government to decide on waiving Khaleda Zia's sentences, relaxing bail conditionsThe government in March, 2020 released the 74-year-old leader for six months on the condition that she would stay at home amid the coronavi...
04 Mar, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia critical, not able to walk on her own: BNP leaderKhaleda used to walk to the family members whenever they visited her at the jail but now she is critically ill.
18 Jun, 2018, 01.55 PM IST
Khaleda Zia sends legal notice to Sheikh Hasina, seeks apology from PMThe legal notice was sent yesterday by 72-year-old Zia's lawyer Mahbubuddin Khokon, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mi...
20 Dec, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
Khaleda Zia gets bail in 9 cases including seditionSpeaking at a discussion on December 21 last year, 70-year-old Zia had "expressed doubts" about the casualty figures of the 1971 liberation...
10 Aug, 2016, 05.01 PM IST
Sedition case filed against former Bangladesh PM Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia was today booked for sedition over her alleged "slanderous comments" concerning martyrs of the 1971 liberation war against Paki...
25 Jan, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
Bangladeshi court orders sedition probe against Khaleda ZiaZia's BNP is a crucial ally of fundamentalist Jamaat-e- Islami, which was opposed to Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan.
27 Dec, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina accuses Khaleda Zia, son for deadly 2004 grenade attackSheikh Hasina accused her archrival and opposition leader Khaleda Zia and her "fugitive" son Tarique Rahman of masterminding the 2004 grena...
21 Aug, 2015, 10.36 PM IST
- Detained Zia to be granted parole to join mother's funeral
Former Bangladesh Premier Khaleda Zia, detained in connection with a graft case, would be granted parole to attend the funeral of her mothe...
19 Jan, 2008, 12.12 PM IST