Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Online Editors Alliance (OEA) has expressed deep sorrow at the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, three-time former prime minister of Bangladesh, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and a leading symbol of the country's democratic movement.

In a condolence message issued on Tuesday (December 30), OEA President Hasan Sharif and General Secretary Mizanur Rahman Sohel prayed for the eternal peace and forgiveness of the departed soul and conveyed heartfelt sympathy to her bereaved family.

They said Begum Khaleda Zia occupies an inseparable chapter in Bangladesh's political history. Her leadership in restoring democracy, reintroducing the parliamentary system of government, and establishing multi-party democ...