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Millions joined funeral prayers for Bangladesh’s three-time PM Khaleda Zia on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka. She will be laid to rest beside her husband with full state honours.

Khaleda Zia's funeral prayer held in Bangladesh amid tight security

Millions joined funeral prayers for Bangladesh&rsquo;s three-time PM Khaleda Zia on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka. She will be laid to rest beside her husband with full state honours.

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers were held on Wednesday amid tight security.
The funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) was held at the Manik Mia Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Khatib Mufti Mohammad Abdul Malek conducted the funeral prayers while Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan read out a brief biography of Zia.
Zia, who dominated Bangladesh's politics for decades, died on Tuesday in Dhaka.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, and Khaleda Zia's son and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman joined the funeral prayers along with foreign dignitaries, advisers of the interim government, leaders of different political parties and senior government and military officials.
"Please pray to Allah seeking her place in heaven," Zia&rsquo;s elder son, Rahman, told the crowd ahead of the prayers.
Millions of people joined namaz-e-janaza of Zia, three-time Prime Minister and political icon of Bangladesh.
Mourners from all walks of life offered prayers seeking forgiveness for the departed soul of Zia as they burst into tears, being emotional with the passing of their beloved leader.
The national flag-draped coffin of Zia was placed at the west end of Manik Mia Avenue.
After the funeral prayers, Zia will be laid to eternal rest beside her husband, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman's grave in the city with state honour while the general public will not be allowed during the burial as there will be an elaborate state funeral ceremony.
Zia&rsquo;s appearance as a public figure in the political arena at the age of 35 was not a planned debut; rather, she was thrust into politics after the 1981 assassination of her husband, a military ruler turned politician who founded BNP in 1978.
But she broke through a male-dominated political landscape and transformed into one of the region&rsquo;s most formidable leaders, though as a housewife she was a reserved presence alongside her famous husband.
She took up Rahman&rsquo;s mantle, steadily learnt the art of politics and leadership and gained a nationwide following with her uncompromising stance against the military dictatorship, maintaining her widely acknowledged kindheartedness.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar handed over a personal condolence letter from PM Modi to BNP leader Tarique Rahman during former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s funeral in Dhaka.

Jaishankar condoles Khaleda Zia’s death, delivers PM Modi’s letter to Tarique Rahman in Dhaka

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar handed over a personal condolence letter from PM Modi to BNP leader Tarique Rahman during former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia&rsquo;s funeral in Dhaka.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday handed over to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as thousands of people bid farewell to former prime minister Khaleda Zia at her funeral.
Shortly after landing in Dhaka, Jaishankar met Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP and the eldest son of Zia, and conveyed India's deepest condolences over the death of the iconic leader who dominated the country's politics for over three decades.
The top BNP leader died on Tuesday following a prolonged illness. The external affairs minister is representing India at Zia's funeral.
"Handed over to him a personal letter from Prime Minister @narendramodi. Conveyed deepest condolences on behalf of the Government and people of India," Jaishankar said on social media.
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On arrival in Dhaka, met with Mr Tarique Rahman <a href="https://twitter.com/trahmanbnp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@trahmanbnp</a>, Acting Chairman of BNP and son of former PM of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia. Handed over to him a personal letter from Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a>. Conveyed deepest condolences on behalf of the Government and&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/xXNwJsRTmZ">pic.twitter.com/xXNwJsRTmZ</a>
&mdash; Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrSJaishankar/status/2006275189332398383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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"Expressed confidence that Begum Khaleda Zia&rsquo;s vision and values will guide the development of our partnership," he said.
On Tuesday, PM Modi condoled Zia's death and recalled his meeting with her during his visit to Dhaka in 2015.
"Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. Our sincerest condolences to her family and all the people of Bangladesh. May the Almighty grant her family the fortitude to bear this tragic loss," Modi said on social media.
"I recall my warm meeting with her in Dhaka in 2015. We hope that her vision and legacy will continue to guide our partnership. May her soul rest in peace," he said.
Jaishankar's visit to Dhaka comes amid frosty ties between India and Bangladesh.
The relations came under strain after the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus came to power. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in that country.

The funeral prayer of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday at Manik Mia Avenue, with foreign dignitaries including India’s EAM S Jaishankar in attendance.

Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers today in Dhaka; Jaishankar among foreign dignitaries attending

The funeral prayer of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday at Manik Mia Avenue, with foreign dignitaries including India&rsquo;s EAM S Jaishankar in attendance.

The funeral prayer of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday at 2 pm, officials said.
The coffin of former prime minister Zia will be placed at the west end of Manik Mia Avenue instead of the South Plaza of the Parliament, the Chief Advisor&rsquo;s Office said on Tuesday.
In a statement issued at 11:46 pm on Tuesday, the Chief Advisor&rsquo;s Press Wing said the funeral prayers for Zia will be held on Wednesday after Zuhr, around 2pm, on Manik Mia Avenue, bdnews24 reported.
The statement said arrangements for the funeral will cover the inner grounds of the Parliament, its outer premises, and the entire stretch of Manik Mia Avenue.
Following the funeral, Khaleda will be laid to rest with state honours at around 3:30pm beside her husband, slain president and freedom fighter Ziaur Rahman.
Traffic will remain restricted on several roads in the capital on Wednesday due to the movement of the convoy carrying the body of Zia, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Zia, the longtime chief of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a three-time prime minister, died earlier in the day in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. She was 80.
Foreign dignitaries including Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan&rsquo;s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will attend Zia's funeral.
Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral, for which he will travel to Dhaka on Wednesday, an official statement said.

Bangladesh will observe three days of state mourning and a one-day general holiday on Wednesday for the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced.

Bangladesh Mourns Former PM Khaleda Zia with National Holiday

Bangladesh Declares Mourning for Khaleda Zia

Bangladesh will observe three days of state mourning and a one-day general holiday on Wednesday for the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced.

Khaleda Zia's funeral will be held on Wednesday, as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced a three-day state mourning and a one-day general holiday following the death of the former prime minister.&nbsp;
In a televised address to the nation, Yunus urged people to maintain discipline and order during the funeral prayers and the observance of mourning across the country.&nbsp;
&ldquo;At the death of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, I declare three days of state mourning and a one-day general holiday tomorrow on the day of her Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayers),&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;
Zia, the longtime chief of Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) and a three-time prime minister, died earlier in the day in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. She was 80.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I know that all of you are deeply saddened at this time. I hope that you will show patience during this time of mourning and cooperate with all those concerned who are involved in observing the formalities, including her Namaz-e-Janaza,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the passing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, highlighting her contributions to Bangladesh’s development and India-Bangladesh relations.

PM Modi Mourns the Demise of Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia

Modi Mourns Khaleda Zia, Pioneering Bangladeshi Leader

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the passing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, highlighting her contributions to Bangladesh&rsquo;s development and India-Bangladesh relations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep sadness over the death of his former Bangladesh counterpart Khaleda Zia, saying her contributions towards the development of the neighbouring country, as well as India-Bangladesh relations, will always be remembered.&nbsp;
"Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. Our sincerest condolences to her family and all the people of Bangladesh. May the Almighty grant her family the fortitude to bear this tragic loss," Modi wrote on X.&nbsp;
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Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. Our sincerest condolences to her family and all the people of Bangladesh. May the Almighty grant her family the fortitude to bear this tragic loss. As the&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/BLg6K52vak">pic.twitter.com/BLg6K52vak</a>
&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2005855695787507912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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"I recall my warm meeting with her in Dhaka in 2015. We hope that her vision and legacy will continue to guide our partnership. May her soul rest in peace," he said.&nbsp;
The three-time prime minister of Bangladesh breathed her last early Tuesday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. She was 80.&nbsp;
Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, played a major role in restoring democracy in the country after a period of tumultuous military rule. She went on to dominate the country's politics for decades.&nbsp;

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and longtime BNP chief who shaped the country’s politics for decades and rivalled Sheikh Hasina, died in Dhaka after a prolonged illness.

Khaleda Zia's Legacy: From First Female PM to Democracy Icon

Khaleda Zia: Bangladesh's First Female Prime Minister

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh&rsquo;s first woman prime minister and longtime BNP chief who shaped the country&rsquo;s politics for decades and rivalled Sheikh Hasina, died in Dhaka after a prolonged illness.

Khaleda Zia, the first woman prime minister of Bangladesh and the second in the Muslim world, dominated the country's politics for decades alongside her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina.
Zia, the longtime chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a three-time prime minister, died early Tuesday in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. She was 80.
She is admired by her supporters for her role in restoring democracy in the country following military or quasi-military rule since 1975.
Zia largely dominated Bangladesh's politics in the 1990s as well as in the early 2000s.
Her political journey, spanning over four decades, was one of tremendous highs and lows: from leading a major party and governing the country to being convicted on corruption charges and later receiving a presidential pardon.
Zia's rise as a public figure is widely viewed as accidental. A decade after becoming a widow at the age of 35, she assumed the role of prime minister, but her entry into politics was not planned.
She was largely unfamiliar with the political world until she was seemingly dragged into it following the assassination of her husband, President Ziaur Rahman, a military strongman turned politician, in an abortive army coup on May 30, 1981.
Before this, she was merely regarded as the wife of a general and later the First Lady.
However, she quickly made her mark as the top leader of the BNP, the party her husband had founded in 1978.
She was enrolled as a primary member on January 3, 1982. By March of the following year, she became the party's vice president, and in May 1984, BNP's Chairperson &mdash; a position she held until her death.
Her main rival throughout this period was Sheikh Hasina, the chief of the Awami League.
After the 1982 military coup by the then Army chief Gen HM Ershad, Zia initiated a movement for restoring democracy.
In 1986, Ershad announced a presidential election amid simultaneous campaigns by Zia's BNP-led alliance and Hasina's Awami League-led 15-party coalition.
Both alliances initially decided to boycott the polls, but the Awami League, along with the Communist Party and other parties, eventually participated.
Zia's alliance stuck to the boycott, and Ershad placed Hasina under house arrest before the widely believed rigged March election, securing his position as president as a nominee of the Jatiya Party.
"Her (Zia&rsquo;s) popularity soared after she boycotted the polls in 1986,&rdquo; wrote Professor Howher Rizvi, who later became international affairs adviser of Hasina's government.
After the fall of the Ershad regime in December 1990, a caretaker government headed by Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed conducted the elections in February 1991.
BNP emerged as the party with majority to the surprise of many who believed the Awami League would win the polls.
The new parliament amended the constitution, switching to a parliamentary system from a presidential form of government, and Zia became the first woman prime minister in Bangladesh and second in the Muslim world after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto.
BNP was re-elected to power in 1996, but the government lasted only 12 days as the Awami League staged vigorous street campaigns.
Zia&rsquo;s government quit after introducing the caretaker government system.
Though BNP lost the fresh election in June 1996, the party won 116 seats, becoming the largest opposition in the country's history.
In 1999, Zia formed a four-party coalition and launched agitations protesting the then-ruling Awami League government.
She was re-elected in 2001.
In 2006, she stepped down from office, passing power to a caretaker administration.
In September 2007, she was arrested on what her party claimed were &ldquo;baseless charges of corruption&rdquo;.
Zia's electoral popularity can be gauged by the fact that she never lost in any constituency.
"She was elected in five separate parliamentary constituencies in the elections of 1991, 1996 and 2001, while in 2008, she won in all three constituencies from where she contested,&rdquo; a BNP leader said.
Zia was born on August 15, 1946, to Taiyaba and Iskandar Majumdar in Dinajpur district in undivided India.
Her father migrated from Jalpaiguri, where the family ran a tea business, to what was East Pakistan after the partition.
In 1960, she married Army Captain Ziaur Rahman, who became the president of Bangladesh.
When Zia became BNP's chief in 1983, many of its leaders and supporters were uncertain about the new chairperson.
Additionally, the party's ousting during the 1982 coup had left the BNP in a state of political wilderness.
She, however, consolidated the party and led it in waging a protracted campaign against the Ershad regime alongside the Awami League.
Ahead of the 2008 polls, Zia claimed to be self-educated in the affidavit attached to her nomination paper.
The BNP website, however, mentions that she studied at Dinajpur Government Girls' School and Surendra Nath College.
Zia spent her last 15 years as a major opposition leader fighting what her party described as the 'autocratic' Hasina regime and also the corruption charges against her.
On February 8, 2018, she was sentenced to five years in jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust case and later received a seven-year sentence in the Zia Charitable Trust case.
In 2024, a day after Hasina was ousted from power, Zia was granted a presidential pardon and released.
The following day, she returned to politics with a massive rally, breathing new life into the BNP despite her ailing health.
During Zia&rsquo;s first term as prime minister from 1991 to 1996, relations with India were a mix of normal diplomacy and tensions, particularly over water sharing of the Ganges and cross-border insurgencies.
Her government adopted a "Look East" policy, signalling a strategic alignment with China and Islamic countries rather than India.
But her second tenure saw a very low ebb in bilateral ties that largely stalled connectivity and trade expansion, while New Delhi expressed strong concern over militant groups operating from Bangladesh and cross-border infiltration.
Zia, however, visited India twice as the Prime Minister in 1992 and 2006 and once as the opposition leader in 2012 at the invitation of the Indian government.
Her 2006 state visit yielded agreements on trade and security, and her 2012 visit as the opposition leader was aimed at rebuilding BNP ties with New Delhi.
Her son and heir-apparent, Tarique Rahman, who is currently BNP's acting chairman, recently returned home after living in London in self exile since 2008.
Her other son, Arafat Rahman, died of a cardiac arrest in 2015.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recently dubbed Zia as the 'Mother of Democracy'.

Bangladesh’s former PM Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition at a Dhaka hospital, with a specialist Chinese medical team joining her treatment. Security around the hospital has been heightened and prayers are being held nationwide.

Security Tightened for Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia Amid Health Crisis

Khaleda Zia's Security Enhanced Over Health Concerns

Bangladesh&rsquo;s former PM Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition at a Dhaka hospital, with a specialist Chinese medical team joining her treatment. Security around the hospital has been heightened and prayers are being held nationwide.

Security was tightened around Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday as a specialist medical team from China joined efforts to treat the ailing politician, who remains in a highly critical condition at a private hospital in Dhaka.
Police erected a barricade at the main gate of Evercare Hospital around 2 am, with hospital sources saying more than two dozen personnel have been deployed to regulate patients' movement and reinforce Zia&rsquo;s security, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
The 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson was admitted to the hospital on November 23 after being diagnosed with infections affecting her heart and lungs. Four days later, the three-time prime minister was shifted to the coronary care unit after several of her health complications worsened. Her condition deteriorated further, and she was placed on ventilation on Sunday night, BNP Vice-Chairman Advocate Ahmed Aazam Khan said on Monday.
A five-member specialist team from China arrived in Dhaka on Monday and was seen entering the hospital late in the night, according to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper. The delegation earlier held a meeting with the medical board overseeing Zia's treatment, confirmed the board's head and cardiologist, Dr Shahabuddin Talukder.
Talukder said Zia&rsquo;s condition remained unchanged and that she was not fit to travel abroad for advanced treatment. He added that further expert opinion was urgently needed, with another team of Chinese specialists expected to arrive later on Tuesday.
The tightened security followed the interim government&rsquo;s decision on Monday to declare Zia a &ldquo;very, very important person&rdquo;, enabling the deployment of the Special Security Force (SSF) for her protection. Four SSF personnel visited the hospital around midnight and inspected various sections of the building for nearly three hours.
Zia is currently staying in a cabin on the fourth floor, where surrounding cabins have been vacated as part of heightened security protocols. The three-time prime minister was admitted to the private hospital on November 23 after being diagnosed with infections affecting her heart and lungs. She was moved to the coronary care unit four days later as her complications worsened. Her condition deteriorated further, and she was placed on ventilation on Sunday night, BNP Vice-Chairman Advocate Ahmed Aazam Khan said on Monday.
&ldquo;She is in a very critical condition. There is nothing more to do except seek prayers from the whole nation,&rdquo; he told reporters.
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters late Monday that Zia's son and the party&rsquo;s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, &ldquo;will return to Bangladesh soon&rdquo;.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep concern over Zia&rsquo;s health and offered all possible support.
Across Bangladesh, prayers are being held for Zia&rsquo;s recovery. Local BNP units and affiliated organisations arranged special prayers in mosques, temples and community centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Barishal, Sylhet, Mymensingh and other districts. Many supporters also took to social media to post prayers and messages wishing her a swift recovery.

Zia went to London on January 8 for advanced medical care and was admitted to The London Clinic. After being discharged from the clinic, the BNP chairperson moved to her eldest son Tarique Rahman’s residence, where she has been receiving treatment.

Khaleda Zia Returns to Bangladesh After Treatment

Khaleda Zia Returns to Dhaka After Treatment

Zia went to London on January 8 for advanced medical care and was admitted to The London Clinic. After being discharged from the clinic, the BNP chairperson moved to her eldest son Tarique Rahman&rsquo;s residence, where she has been receiving treatment.

Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday returned to the country from London after four months of medical treatment, according to a media report.
Zia went to London on January 8 for advanced medical care and was admitted to The London Clinic. After being discharged from the clinic, the BNP chairperson moved to her eldest son Tarique Rahman&rsquo;s residence, where she has been receiving treatment.
An air ambulance sent by the Qatari emir carrying Khaleda and her two daughters-in-law&mdash;Tarique Rahman&rsquo;s wife, Zubaida Rahman, and the late Arafat Rahman Coco&rsquo;s wife, Syeda Sharmila Rahman&mdash;landed in Dhaka around 10:30 am, bdnews24 reported.
The plane had departed from London&rsquo;s Heathrow Airport at 4:20 pm local time. Tarique had driven his mother to the airport and seen her off, according to Khaleda&rsquo;s private physician, Prof. AZM Zahid Hossain.
The 79-year-old three-time prime minister has long suffered from liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, heart problems, diabetes, and arthritis.

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