New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the demise of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who passed away in Dhaka at the age of 80.

In a post on X, PM Modi acknowledged Khaleda Zia's contributions to Bangladesh's development and her role in strengthening India-Bangladesh relations.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) confirmed that the country's first woman Prime Minister died at 6 a.m., shortly after the Fajr prayer.

Zia was undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. She passed away in the presence of family members, including her eldest son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who had returned to Bangladesh from London, where he had been living in ...