History seldom favours leaders who fail to script their own narratives, and it is uniquely merciless toward women navigating entrenched patriarchal polities. Khaleda Zia, who passed away on December 30, remains trapped in that shadow. She is celebrated -- if at all -- as a stoic foe of autocracy, a figure of icy resolve, and a disciplined democrat with an unmatched electoral pedigree. What has... Details