From ‘shy housewife’ to Bangladesh’s first female PM

Getty Images Khaleda Zia wears a pair of wire-rimmed glasses, a light purple headscarf and a purple dress while speaking at a podium in front of a microphoneGetty Images

Khaleda Zia was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, serving from 1991-1996 and 2001-2006

Khaleda Zia, who has died at the age of 80, was Bangladesh’s first female prime minister.

Her husband, Ziaur Rahman, a leading figure in…

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