Khaleda Zia Dies At 80: 3-Day Mourning Amid Bangladesh Turmoil
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, has died after a prolonged illness while under treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. She was 80. The chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6 am on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by her party.
