Khaleda Zia
Bangladeshi prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and 2001 to 2006
Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman. She is the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984, which was founded by her husband in 1978.
Quotes
edit- "In this life without relatives, my countrymen are my relatives. Allah is my only hope. No matter where I am, as long as I live, I will not leave my countrymen." [1] (8 February 2018)
- "He (Sheikh Mujib) did not want the independence of Bangladesh. He wanted to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. If Ziaur Rahman had not declared independence, the liberation war would not have happened." [2] (22 May 2016)
- "Students, youth are our future. To realize the dream for which the youth have poured their blood, we must build a democratic Bangladesh based on talent, ability and knowledge. A prosperous Bangladesh free from exploitation. The rights of all religions and communities must be ensured. To build a modern Bangladesh based on peace, progress and equality. Let us strengthen the hands of the youth. Let us build a society based on love, peace and knowledge, not destruction, not revenge." [3] (7 August 2024)
Specific novel/play/work
edit- Ullah, Mahfuz (18 November 2018). Begum Khaleda Zia: Her Life Her Story. The Universal Academy. ISBN 978-984-93757-0-8.
Quotes about her
edit- "Khaleda Zia has not spent a single taka on herself. Yet, there is propaganda in her name that she is killing orphans' money. But no propaganda can erase her unparalleled popularity, nor can it erase her self-sacrifice." [4] Asif Nazrul about her (8 February 2020)
External links
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- Life Sketch: Begum Khaleda Zia. Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
- Barbara Crossette (17 October 1993). "Conversations: Khaleda Zia; A Woman Leader for a Land That Defies Islamic Stereotypes". The New York Times.
- William Green (10 April 2006). "We Have Arrested So Many".
- Alex Perry (3 April 2006). "Rebuilding Bangladesh".