People hold posters bearing portraits of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as they mourn her outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post.

The Bangladeshi interim government has declared three days of state mourning from Wednesday to Friday following the death of Zia. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

A billboard featuring the portrait of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is pictured outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post.

The Bangladeshi interim government has declared three days of state mourning from Wednesday to Friday following the death of Zia. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

People mourn Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladeshi, Dec, 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post.

The Bangladeshi interim government has declared three days of state mourning from Wednesday to Friday following the death of Zia. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

People mourn Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladeshi, Dec, 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post.

The Bangladeshi interim government has declared three days of state mourning from Wednesday to Friday following the death of Zia. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

People mourn Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladeshi, Dec, 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post.

The Bangladeshi interim government has declared three days of state mourning from Wednesday to Friday following the death of Zia. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)