Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies after prolonged illness

Bangladesh’s three-time prime minister Khaleda Zia, who hoped to lead her nation one last time after the election next year, died on Tuesday aged 80. Zia, a dominant figure for decades in the South Asian country’s turbulent power struggles, had vowed to run in the election next year, the first since a mass uprising toppled her arch-rival. Despite years of ill health and imprisonment, just last month Zia had promised to campaign in the election expected in February 2026, in which her Bangladesh...