The death of BNP Chairperson and three-time former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, regarded as an uncompromising leader for democracy in Bangladesh, got wide coverage in the international media. Reuters reports: Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister, dies at 80Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh's first female prime minister in 1991, died on Tuesday after a long illness. The Qatar-based media ran another report with headline "Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first woman PM: A life of power and resistance". British daily The Guardian in its online version reports: Khaleda Zia, first female Bangladesh prime minister, dies aged 80Indian news agency PTI reports: Khaleda Zia: A formidable figure who dominated Bangladesh politics for decades. Khaleda Zia, the first woman prime minister of Bangladesh and the second in the Muslim world, dominated the country's politics for decades.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2025 08:53 UTC