Khaleda Zia embodied Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations: Chinese envoy

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Extending his deepest condolences, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has long embodied Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations and stood as a steadfast champion of freedom. “With profound sorrow and a heavy heart, I extend my deepest condolences on the passing of Begum […]Continue Reading

Hope ex-PM Khaleda’s vision, legacy will continue to guide our partnership: PM Modi

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow at the death of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda and hoped that her vision and legacy will continue to guide Dhaka-Delhi partnership. “I recall my warm meeting with her in Dhaka in 2015. We hope that her vision and legacy […]Continue Reading

Khaleda Zia’s leadership was instrumental in advancing Bangladesh’s development: US

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The United States on Tuesday extended deepest condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Zia played a pivotal role in shaping her country’s modern history, and her leadership was instrumental in advancing Bangladesh’s development, said the US in a message shared by its Embassy in Dhaka.Continue Reading

Pakistan PM mourns death of Khaleda Zia

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he is deeply saddened by the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of the BNP and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. “Her lifelong service to Bangladesh and its growth and development leaves a lasting legacy,” he said in a message. Begum Zia was a […]Continue Reading

Nation will never recover from Khaleda Zia’s loss: Fakhrul

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday described the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia as “irreparable”, saying the nation would never be able to fill the void created by her death. “We never imagined that we would have to stand before you with this news. […]Continue Reading

Ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s legacy will be remembered: France

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The French Embassy in Bangladesh has expressed its deepest condolences on the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the country’s first female head of government. Throughout her long public career, Begum Zia played an important role in shaping Bangladesh’s national life, said the Embassy in a message on […]Continue Reading

Khaleda’s struggle for restoring democracy to be remembered forever: Nahid

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said the contribution and lifelong struggle of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in establishing democracy in Bangladesh will be preserved in the nation’s history. Expressing deep grief over Khaleda Zia’s death in a post on his verified Facebook page in […]Continue Reading

Khaleda Zia played significant role in shaping Bangladesh’s political landscape: Germany

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The German Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday expressed its deepest condolences on the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, three-time Prime Minister of Bangladesh, the country’s first female head of government. In her long public career, Begum Zia played a significant role in shaping Bangladesh’s political landscape, the Embassy said in a message. Germany […]Continue Reading

BNP to open condolence book for Khaleda Zia at Gulshan office

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will open a condolence book for former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office for three days. Sayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP media cell, said the condolence book will be open for signatures today (Tuesday) from 3:00pm to 9:00pm. It will […]Continue Reading

Khaleda Zia, former PM and Bangladesh’s tallest leader, passes away

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Thrice-former prime minister and icon of democracy, Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away Tuesday morning while under treatment at the capital’s Evercare Hospital. She was 80. The chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6am on Tuesday, according to A.K.M. Wahiduzzaman, the party’s ICT Affairs Secretary and head of its […]Continue Reading