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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies at 80
Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister in 1991 and went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power, died on Tuesday after a long …
Khaleda Zia: ‘Shy housewife’ who led Bangladesh in the 1990s and 2000s
Khaleda Zia, who has died at the age of 80, was Bangladesh’s first female prime minister. Her husband, Ziaur Rahman, a leading figure in the country’s struggle for independence, was president in 1977. At the time, Ms Zia was described as a “shy housewife” devoted to their two sons.
Tarique Rahman’s return reopens Bangladesh’s old fault lines in a new power struggle
Tarique Rahman’s return to Dhaka after seventeen years in exile from far away London was not merely the prodigal’s homecoming, in more ways than one, it was the reopening of Bangladesh’s most enduring …
‘Cancel work permit for Indians’: Osmana Hadi’s outfit’s 24-hour ultimatum to Yunus govt as anti-India rhetoric peaks in Bangladesh
Inqilab Moncho’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber announced four demands, including the cancellation of work permits issued to Indian nationals.
Why Mobs in Bangladesh Attacked the Offices of Daily Star and Prothom Alo
Smoke engulfs the office building of Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, after rightwing mobs set in on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the night of Dec. 18-19, 2025.
Ties with India witness a downturn as Bangladesh navigates turbulent 2025
Bangladesh’s ties with India witnessed a downturn as it navigated a turbulent 2025 marked by political instability, economic strain and alleged persecution of minorities, leading to a diplomatic …
What is Bangladesh planning to do with Pakistan? Anti India Yunus reveals…
Bangladesh-Pakistan hold talks to strengthen trade, investment, education and medical ties, with direct Dhaka-Karachi flights expected soon.
Bangladesh’s student-led party allies with Islamists ahead of election
The student-led Bangladeshi party born out of the protest movement that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has forged an electoral alliance with Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of February’s …
‘Exaggerated and misleading’: Bangladesh dismisses India’s minority attack concerns
Dhaka’s foreign ministry stated that India is portraying isolated criminal incidents as organized religious persecution in a systematic attempt to create anti-Bangladesh sentiment …