External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who died in Dhaka after a prolonged illness.
Her political career was moulded by military rule, mass movements, electoral politics and prolonged legal and political standoffs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed heartfelt condolences over the demise of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, whom she called a "prominent public leader."
Zia who was born in Jalpaiguri, in present day West Bengal in 1945, turned 80 last August.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the death of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia, recalling their 2015 meeting as funeral preparations begin in Dhaka.
Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and a central figure in its democratic journey, passed away at 80, leaving behind a legacy that shaped modern politics.
Former Bangladesh prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia passed away at the age of 80 on Tuesday morning after battling multiple health complications.
To the outside world, Tarique Rahman’s return home on Thursday after 17 years in exile may be projected as the homecoming of a saviour for a poll-bound Bangladesh, which is in turmoil. Yet, his road to power is fraught with uncertainty.
The administration in Dhaka has seemingly responded to pleas from members of Khaleda’s family and the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic.
The discourse over dissent in a democracy has been rudely jolted in Bangladesh barely two months before the general election.
