DHAKA (AFP): Khaleda Zia, the three-time prime minister of Bangladesh, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80. She had wanted to govern her country one final time following elections next year.
Zia, who had dominated the volatile power battles of the South Asian nation for decades, had promised to contest in the next elections, which would be the first since her arch-rival was overthrown by a public rebellion.
Zia only last month pledged to compete in elections that are anticipated in February 2026, in which her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is largely regarded as the front-runner, despite years of poor health and incarceration.
Earlier this year, Zia had called on BNP members to “unite the party and prepare to lead.”
However, she was taken to the hospital in late November, and despite the medical staff’s best efforts, a number of health problems caused her situation to deteriorate.
In 2018, Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorial government imprisoned Zia for corruption and prohibited her from seeking medical care outside.
Shortly after Hasina was removed in August 2024, she was let free.
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