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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 · Bangladesh's main opposition BNP is leading protests in the hope of ousting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the upcoming election. But party leader Khaleda Zia is nowhere to be seen.
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Learn about Khaleda Zia, the first woman prime minister of Bangladesh who faced natural disasters, economic distress, and civil unrest. Find out about her political career, her husband's assassination, her corruption charges, and her health issues.
Oct 30, 2018 · Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of the country’s main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence ...
Feb 8, 2018 · A Bangladesh court sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail today after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage.
Dec 5, 2022 · Begum Khaleda Zia served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first woman in Bangladesh's history and second in the Muslim world (after Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan) to head a democratic government as prime minister.
