India, Dec. 30 -- External affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, will represent India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, to be held in Dhaka on Wednesday, the ministry said on Tuesday.

"The External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will represent the Government and people of India at the funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He will accordingly visit Dhaka on 31 December 2025," the ministry said in a brief statement.

Khaleda, 80, died early on Tuesday at a hospital in Dhaka where she was being treated for infection in her heart and lungs. Her death occurred weeks before the general election scheduled for February 12, in whi...