Crowds flock to Dhaka's streets to mourn the loss of the former prime minister, who led Bangladesh thrice. Bangladesh bade farewell to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a state funeral that drew vast crowds mourning a towering political figure whose leadership shaped the nation for decades. Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday aged 80.
She was admitted with symptoms of a lung infection and Hossein said she appeared to be responding to the treatment. 'At this moment, I can say her condition has been in the same stage for the last three days. In doctors' language, we say she is responding to the treatment', he was quoted as saying by the Daily Star news website. 'Please pray so that she can continue to receive this treatment.'