Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest on Wednesday beside her husband, former President Ziaur Rahman, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, according to Daily Star.
Bangladesh observed a public holiday and began three days of state mourning as crowds gathered in Dhaka for former prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral. She will be buried with full state honours, with India and other countries joining in paying tributes to her political legacy.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be buried today in Dhaka with full state honours. The government has declared national mourning and a public holiday, while leaders worldwide, including India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, are attending or paying tribute.
Thousands of people on Tuesday started to gather at Manik Mia Avenue, a major street in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, that forms the south boundary of the National Parliament House Complex, to celebrate the first uprising day, the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of the previous Sheikh Ha