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Begum Khaleda Zia (Bengali pronunciation: [kʰaled̪a dʒija]; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006.
May 29, 2024 · Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–96 and 2001–06. She was the first woman to serve as prime minister of the country, and she governed during a period of natural disasters, economic distress, and civil unrest.
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Jul 31, 2023 · The BNP has been able to organize major rallies despite itself being tossed into chaos in 2018 when its leader, Khaleda Zia, was charged with graft and sentenced to five years in jail.
Feb 8, 2018 · Bangladeshi police have clashed with thousands of protesters, as opposition leader Khaleda Zia was jailed for five years for corruption.
Nov 29, 2021 · Bangladesh doctors treating ailing opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say they fear for her life if she is not allowed to fly abroad for medical care.
Khaleda Zia became Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister with the support of the majority of the members of the parliament. Sheikh Hasina became leader of the official opposition.
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Oct 30, 2018 · Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshprime minister and chairperson of the country’s main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence...
