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Khaleda Zia's funeral to be held on Wednesday; B'desh announces 3-day state mourning

Bangladesh mourns the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has declared three days of state mourning. A general holiday will be observed tomorrow, the day of her funeral prayers. Zia, a three-time prime minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, died at 80 after a long illness.