Khaleda Zia Laid to Rest: Thousands Bid Farewell, Jaishankar Attends Funeral

• Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest near the parliament building on Wednesday.
• Thousands of mourners, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, attended the emotional farewell.
• Zia, a three-time PM and BNP patriarch, died on Tuesday at 80 after a prolonged illness.
• Her decades-long leadership of BNP and rivalry with Sheikh Hasina shaped Bangladesh's political history.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh bids final farewell to political icon Khaleda Zia; Jaishankar attends funeral.