Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- A woman alone stood against the oppression, torture, humiliation and persecution of the state apparatus. Carrying the grief of losing her husband and the emptiness left by the death of her younger son, she fought relentlessly against all conspirators. She is none other than BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

The struggle was long, the pain was immense, and at times even Begum Khaleda Zia felt exhausted. Yet she never retreated. She did not break, did not give up, did not lose patience. As a beacon of immense courage, she crushed all suffering beneath her feet and stood firm as a unified symbol of Bangladesh.

Today, that uncompromising leader is passing through the most difficult phase of her li...