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Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral

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Bangladesh bids farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia with a state funeral expected to draw vast crowds, mourning a towering leader

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies aged 80 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    ⁠Khaleda ‍Zia has died after battling serious illness at a hospital in the capital, Dhaka. Her Bangladesh Nationalist Party was seen as a frontrunner in next year's election.

  2. Al Jazeera

    World reacts to death of Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female leader (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Tributes pour in from around the world as Bangladesh mourns Khaleda Zia.

  3. NBC News

    Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister, dies at 80 (opens NBC News)

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    Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister in 1991 and went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power, died on Tuesday after a long illness.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Bangladesh's first female PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, who was once praised for restoring democracy and empowering millions of women, has died at the age of 80.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of Hasina, dies at 80 (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    Story by Associated Press Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her political party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies (opens The Boston Globe)

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    DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first female prime minister, whose decades-long rivalry with another woman at the helm of a dueling political dynasty shaped the fate of the young South Asian nation, died Tuesday at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital. She was believed to be 80.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister, dies at 80 (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Khaleda Zia, a pivotal figure in Bangladesh's politics, has passed away at 80, ending her long-standing rivalry with Hasina.

  8. The Guardian

    Khaleda Zia, first female Bangladesh prime minister, dies aged 80 (opens The Guardian)

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    Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation

  9. Al Jazeera

    Bangladesh mourns former leader Khaleda Zia, who died aged 80 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Bangladesh’s first female prime minister dies after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dhaka.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Khaleda Zia, first female prime minister of Bangladesh, dies at 80 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined Bangladeshi politics for a generation. Bangladesh's interim government has announced a three-day mourning period.

  11. WHEC Rochester

    Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of a previous premier, dies at 80 (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday. Her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined Bangladeshi politics for a generation. Bangladesh’s interim government has announced a three-day mourning period.

  12. NPR

    Bangladesh mourns death of first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia (opens NPR)

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    Bangladesh is mourning the death of its first female Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, who died Tuesday.

  13. Digital Journal

    Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral (opens Digital Journal)

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    Bangladesh bids farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia with a state funeral expected to draw vast crowds, mourning a towering leader

  14. Al Jazeera

    Huge crowds for Khaleda funeral as Bangladesh bids farewell to ex-leader (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mourners surround Bangladesh’s parliament in Dhaka to pay their respects to the country’s first female prime minister.

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