She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former president of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman. She is the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984, which was founded by her husband in 1978. [ 4 ]

3 days ago · Khaleda Zia (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–96 and 2001–06. She was the first woman to serve as prime minister of the country, and she governed during a period of natural disasters, economic distress, and civil unrest.

Jan 7, 2025 · Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation’s capital on Tuesday for medical treatment in London, according to one of her advisers. The 79-year-old left behind a South Asian nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student ...

Aug 6, 2024 · Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled, one more twist to the...

Aug 5, 2024 · Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina was...

Aug 6, 2024 · Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to be released from house arrest after anti-government protests ousted her bitter rival Sheikh Hasina from power on Monday.

Khaleda Zia, in full Khaleda Zia ur-Rahman, née Khaleda Majumdar, (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]), Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–96 and 2001–06.

Aug 8, 2024 · Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has seen a tumultous journey, from rising to power after the assasination of her husband, to being imprisoned for more than a decade on graft charges. Who is the...

Aug 16, 2024 · On May 10, 1984, Khaleda Zia was elected as the party's chairperson. She was sentenced to five years in prison by a court in 2018 in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case and was sent to jail. She was kept under special arrangements in the abandoned Old Dhaka jail.

Aug 8, 2024 · On Tuesday, the president's office announced that former prime minister and leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Begum Khaleda Zia, had been freed from house arrest.