Firstpost Khaleda Zia passes away: How a ‘shy housewife’ became one of Bangladesh’s most powerful leaders
It’s the end of an era in Bangladeshi politics. The country’s first woman prime minister, Khaleda Zia, has passed away at the age of 80, after a prolonged illness. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman leaves behind a lasting legacy — she fought to restore democracy in the country and oversaw the nation’s GDP rising to its highest point