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

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The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

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 · Dec 30, 2025

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.

International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

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 · Jul 11, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

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’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025