Khaleda Zia, First Female Bangladesh Prime Minister, Dies Aged 80

Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died. Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a towering figure whose bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina dominated the country’s politics for more than a generation, has died at the age of 80.

Her death was confirmed on Tuesday morning by the Bangladesh Nationa…