Khaleda Zia to Get Full State Honours Funeral, Holiday Announced in Bangladesh

BNP leaders and activists hold portraits of former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia, to mourn her death, in Dhaka. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 31. Photo : PTI Dhaka: Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 31, the country’s interim government announced on Tuesday. She will be laid to rest with full state honours beside her late husband, former President of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) founder Ziaur Rahman. The funeral will take place after Zohr prayers at the Bangladesh Parliament’s South Plaza and the adjoining Manik Mia Avenue, Law…