Khaleda Zia Archives

February 11, 2026 1:19 PM

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman: From exile to edge of power

Less than two months after returning from nearly two decades of self‑imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman could win one of Bangladesh's most pivotal elections and become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did. If opinion po...

February 11, 2026 12:49 PM

Islamist leader rises from obscurity to challenge for Bangladesh’s top job

Shafiqur Rahman has long been on the margins of Bangladeshi politics, but his bearded face now appears on posters and billboards across Dhaka, urging voters to elect the country’s first Islamist‑led government in a general election on Thursday. ...

January 1, 2026 4:10 PM

Rajnath Singh visits Bangladesh HC, offers condolences over Khaleda Zia’s demise

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday visited the High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi to express condolences over the death of Bangladesh National Party (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Signing the condolence book...

December 30, 2025 9:00 PM

EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Khaleda Zia’s funeral

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent the Government and people of India at the funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He will travel to Dhaka ...

December 30, 2025 9:22 AM

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP chief, Khaleda Zia passes away at 80

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, her party confirmed. According to a statement issued by the BNP, Khaleda ...

December 21, 2025 10:48 AM

Bangladesh leader Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman set to return from 18-year exile

After 18 years in self-imposed exile in London, the man many call the "Crown Prince" of Bangladeshi politics is finally coming home. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's acting chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son, 60-year-old Tariqu...

November 30, 2025 3:41 PM

Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia in critical condition, exiled son says his return not in his hands

Bangladesh's former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said on Sunday, as her exiled son and acting party chief Tarique Rahman signaled uncertainty over his return. Kh...

January 15, 2025 4:40 PM

Bangladesh: Khaleda, Tarique acquitted in Zia Orphanage graft case

In Bangladesh, the supreme court on Wednesday acquitted Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and others in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The court headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed pronounced the verdict unanimously acquitting Khaleda, former pr...

August 7, 2024 4:12 PM

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled,one more twist to the decades-old saga of the "Battle of the Begums" for control of Bangladesh. Presi...

November 16, 2023 10:07 AM

In Bangladesh, 12th parliamentary election on January 7

In Bangladesh, the 12th parliamentary election will be held on January 7 (Sunday), 2024. The Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal announced the polls schedule on Wednesday evening in Dhaka. In a televised address to the natio...