Bangladesh’s former and first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, died on Tuesday after years of ill health and imprisonment. Zia, who was the long-time political rival of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina,

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80, her party said. A three-time premier and longtime BNP leader, she was a key figure in Bangladesh politics for decades.

The death of former prime minister and BNP chief, Khaleda Zia, got a wave of global coverage. Major news agencies and outlets across the world are covering her death as the end of a defining era in South Asian politics not merely the passing away of a Bangladeshi political leader.

Smoke engulfs the office building of Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, after rightwing mobs set in on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the night of Dec. 18-19, 2025.

Two newspaper offices were burned and journalists struggled to escape during protests in Bangladesh, Thursday, after the killing of a youth leader.

Bangladesh has been witnessing widespread protests since the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a former critic of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who espoused anti-India views. Amid growing anger, newspaper offices were vandalised,

Khaleda Zia was a three-time prime minister and held the position of chairperson of BNP. Her personal physician, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said she breathed her last early on Tuesday while receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.

Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.

In this special broadcast, Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev discusses the significant political impact of the passing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Sachdev notes that while the event is tragic,