3-day mourning announced in Bangladesh after ex-PM Khaleda's death
A three-day mourning and a day of public holiday have been announced in Bangladesh after the country's first Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, passed away on Tuesday. Zia's funeral will be held on December 31 and she will be laid to rest with full state honours beside the grave of her husband, former Bangladesh president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.