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On 30 December, the
former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has passed away after a prolonged illness.
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She had been admitted to
hospital on November 23 following serious heart and lung complications.
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Khaleda Zia served as
Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister and completed two terms in office.
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She served as the prime
minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006.
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She was also the second
female prime minister in the Muslim world after Benazir Bhutto.
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Khaleda Zia was the widow
of former Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman.
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PM Narendra Modi
expressed deep sorrow over the passing of his former Bangladeshi counterpart,
Khaleda Zia.
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PM Modi said that her contributions
to the development of the neighboring country, as well as to India-Bangladesh
relations, will always be remembered.
