India, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said. According to her doctors, Khaleda had advanced cirrhosis of the liver, arthritis, diabetes, and chest and heart problems.

"Khaleda Zia passed away at around 6:00am, just after Fajr prayer," a post on the BNP's Facebook page said. It added, "We pray for the forgiveness of her soul and request everyone to offer prayers for her departed soul."

Notably, the former prime minister had been suffering from various illnesses for a long period of time.

Along with that, Zia was convicted in 2018 in a 2008 corruption case related to misappropriating funds meant for orphans...