Thousands bid emotional adieu to Khaleda Zia

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Dhaka, Dec 31: Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was laid to rest with state honour beside her husband Ziaur Rahman’s grave near the parliament building amid tight security.
Zia, the three-time prime minister and a towering political figure, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness. (PTI)

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