BNP chairperson and three-time former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia was laid to rest beside her husband and late president Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried around 4:30pm with state honors following her namaz-e-janaza at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. After being under medical treatment for over a month, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia passed away at Evercare Hospital at 6 am on Tuesday. Khaleda Zia led the BNP for 41 years and earned the title of the ‘uncompromising leader’ during the anti-autocracy movement of the 1990s. She served as a Member of Parliament five times -- Prime Minister three times and Leader of the Opposition twice.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 31, 2025 15:01 UTC