Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Lok Sabha on Wednesday has paid respect to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia and six former Indian leaders who passed away recently.

The list of Indian leaders included Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, reported The Hindu.

As soon as the House met after the President's address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the secretary general laid copies of the address, The Hindu reported.

Speaker Om Birla read out obituary references for Khaleda and others.

The other Indian leaders honoured included Shalini Patil, Bhanu Prakash Mirdha, Satyendra Nath Brohmo Chaudhury, Suresh Kalmadi, and Kabindra Purkayastha.

The House was then adjourned for the day.

Pawar, a former Lok Sabha m...