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Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister Khaleda Zia dies after prolonged illness

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Khaleda Zia death: Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister dies aged 80

Former leader’s death closes rare chapter of women-led politics in South Asia

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's First Female PM Khaleda Zia Dies at 80, Ending a Political Era

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister and Sheikh Hasina's archrival who dominated politics for decades, has died aged 80.

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Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of Hasina, dies at 80

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday

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Khaleda Zia, first female Bangladesh prime minister, dies aged 80

Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation

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Former PM’s son returns from exile as frontrunner to lead Bangladesh in new year

Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years in self-imposed exile to lead his party in February’s elections

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Islamists in Bangladesh demand a referendum on the national charter ahead of a general election

Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and seven other parties have rallied in the capital calling on the interim government to legalize a national charter for political reforms

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Bangladesh election favourite vows to return from exile for historic vote

Tarique Rahman was sentenced in multiple cases during Sheikh Hasina’s rule but cleared of all charges by Muhammad Yunus’s interim government

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Bangladesh marks anniversary of Hasina's ouster with pledges for a stronger democracy

Bangladesh is marking the first anniversary of the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a student-led uprising

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Bangladesh's Islamist party projects force with a big rally in Dhaka

Supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, have held a massive rally in Dhaka, signaling their growing influence

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Bangladeshi rap, memes helped oust Hasina — now they’re reshaping politics

Young Bangladeshis are using the same weapons that helped them uproot Sheikh Hasina to hold today’s rulers accountable.

Al Jazeera

Supporters of Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election

Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party have rallied in the capital, Dhaka, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August

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Bangladesh stares at crisis as interim leader ‘threatens to quit’ over lack of reform progress

Muhammad Yunus ‘feels trapped between demands from political camps and growing public impatience’

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from contesting elections

South Asian country’s interim rulers ban all activities of Awami League and its affiliates

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Pressure mounts on Bangladesh’s interim leader to hold elections as former premier returns

Khaleda Zia’s party sees her return after treatment in UK as a step towards restoring democracy

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Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia returns, adding pressure for elections

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London on Tuesday morning after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold elections

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh students who deposed PM Hasina form party to fight elections

The student-led party hopes to upend Bangladesh politics, long dominated by two family-run parties.

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Bangladesh's Supreme Court Acquits Former PM Khaleda Zia

Bangladesh's Supreme Court acquits former PM Khaleda Zia in corruption case, paving way for potential political comeback.

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Bangladesh’s top court clears way for former PM Khaleda Zia to run in new elections

Supreme Court also acquits former prime minister’s son and heir apparent in corruption case

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Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to undergo medical treatment in London

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will travel to London for medical treatment, according to aides, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August

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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Leaves For London Treatment

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia heading to London for medical treatment amidst political changes and legal battles. Interim government led by Muhammad Yun...

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party Protests Indian Aggression

Bangladeshi youth protest Indian aggression, escalating tensions over diplomatic mission attack and flag desecration. Bilateral meetings aim to de-escalate.

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Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India

Thousands of members of youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have held a road march procession from Bangladesh’s capital toward its eastern border with India to protest against an attack on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India

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Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India

Thousands of members of associate bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have marched toward the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh’s capital to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India

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Bangladesh High Court Acquits Tarique Rahman In 2004 Attack

Bangladesh's High Court acquits Tarique Rahman and 48 others in 2004 grenade attack case, stirring political turmoil and uncertainty. Interpol assistance s...

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