Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, a dominant figure in the nation's politics for decades and its first female premier, has died at age 80 after a prolonged illness. Her state funeral was held on Wednesday, with thousands attending and foreign dignitaries, including India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, present. Zia, the longtime chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will be laid to rest beside her husband, former President Ziaur Rahman. Her death marks the end of a significant era in Bangladesh's political history.