BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'un). She breathed her last at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday (30 December).

The information was shared in a post on the Facebook page of the BNP Media Cell.

Meanwhile, a post on the verified Facebook page of the BNP stated:
“BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister, Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away today at 6:00 a.m., just after the Fajr prayer. Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'un. We pray for the forgiveness of her soul and request everyone to pray for her departed soul.”

Begum Khaleda Zia had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital since 23 November. Her personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain had earlier said that she was in the ICU, her condition was extremely critical, and she was going through a very difficult phase.