The latest news and top stories on Khaleda Zia. She served as the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh across three terms (1991-1996, 2001-2006). As chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, she spearheaded movements for democracy against military rule in the 1980s. Her premiership focused on economic reforms, privatising industries and boosting employment, alongside significant advancements in education including free primary schooling and girls’ stipends. Recently, she was acquitted in several corruption cases and returned to Bangladesh, intensifying calls for national elections.