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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.
Jul 13, 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.
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.
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 for...
Mar 25, 2020 · DHAKA (AFP) - The Bangladesh government said it was freeing opposition leader Khaleda Zia from jail on Tuesday (March 24) for six months so she can get medical treatment.
Khaleda Zia, in full Khaleda Zia ur-Rahman, née Khaleda Majumdar, (born August 15, 1945, Dinājpur, East Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh]), Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–96 and 2001–06.
Feb 8, 2018 · The trial against Ms Zia centred around $252,000 (£182,000) intended for an orphanage trust set up when she was prime minister. She was found guilty of embezzling the funds. Who is Khaleda Zia?
