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Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be laid to rest in Dhaka on Sunday. According to news agency reports, the 80-year-old Khaleda Zia’s funeral prayers will be held in the capital city of Dhaka. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, along with Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, will represent Pakistan at her funeral. Bangladesh National Party (BNP) stated that she was suffering from several illnesses and passed away in Dhaka at 6 am on Saturday. Khaleda Zia, the wife of Bangladesh’s former President Ziaur Rahman, suffered from a severe health condition on Friday night and was receiving life support, but it was not possible to treat her multiple illnesses due to her age and poor health. She served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1991 and was elected again in 2001, but stepped down in 2006 ahead of general elections. Khaleda Zia’s funeral prayers will be held shortly after the Russian TikToker Arina Glazounova died after falling down the stairs of her apartment building.
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