The Guardian • 12/30/2025 – 1/12/2026

Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, has died at the age of 80. Her long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina significantly influenced the country's politics for a generation. Zia was a prominent and divisive political figure since Bangladesh's independence 50 years ago, and her death was announced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday morning.
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