Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Dies at 80

#Dhaka, #Bangladesh
Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died at age 80 on Tuesday just hours after her party filed nomination papers for her to run in the February elections.Her son Tarique Rahman recently returned from a 17-year exile in the UK to take command of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.Interim leader Muhammad Yunus honored Zia as a source of inspiration who fought for democratic freedom throughout her long and storied political career.
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