Khaleda Zia to be laid to rest with state honours as India joins Bangladesh in mourning

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 31 (ANI): Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be laid to rest later today beside her husband, former president Ziaur Rahman, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital, with India confirming official participation in her funeral.

India will be represented at the funeral by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, according to a statement from the Ministry