Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has handed away whereas present process therapy at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early immediately. Based on a publish on the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration’s verified Fb web page, Khaleda Zia died at round 6:00am, shortly after the Fajr prayer. Zia’s demise comes as a shock for not her household but additionally for the supporters of the BNP, as she was anticipated to contest the upcoming nationwide polls in February regardless of her sickness. Simply yesterday, her son Tarique Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of exile, filed his nominations papers from Dhaka and Bogura seats.
Khaleda Zia was battling a number of long-standing illnesses, together with cardiac problems, diabetes, arthritis, liver cirrhosis, and kidney issues. She remained below intensive commentary within the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, the place each native and worldwide specialist medical doctors have been overseeing her therapy. Based on studies, Zia was admitted to Evercare on the evening of November 23 on the recommendation of her medical board after being identified with infections affecting her coronary heart and lungs. As her situation worsened, she was shifted to the CCU on November 27 for round the clock monitoring. There was a plan to airlift her to London however the identical couldn’t occur as a result of her well being situation.
Who Was Khaleda Zia?
Khaleda Zia was a outstanding Bangladeshi political chief and one of the vital influential figures within the nation’s fashionable historical past. Born in 1945, she rose to nationwide prominence after the assassination of her husband, President Ziaur Rahman, the founding father of the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP). She later turned the chairperson of the BNP and performed a central function in shaping Bangladesh’s politics for many years.
Main Bangladesh Twice
She served because the Prime Minister of Bangladesh twice, first from 1991 to 1996 and once more from 2001 to 2006, turning into the nation’s first feminine prime minister. Khaleda Zia was recognized for her long-running political rivalry with Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League, a rivalry that outlined Bangladeshi politics for greater than three many years. Her management left a long-lasting influence on the nation’s democratic actions and political panorama.