Born in Dinajpur
Begum Khaleda Zia was born on August 15, 1945, in Dinajpur to Iskandar Majumdar and Tayeba Mijumdar.
1960
Married to Captain Ziaur Rahman
Tarique Rahman was born
Her eldest son Tarique Rahman was born
Arafat Rahman was born
Her youngest and second son Arafat Rahman was born
The Pakistan occupation Army took her under custody
1971
The Pakistan occupation Army took her under custody with her two children Tarique Rahman Pino and Arafat Rahman Koko and freed until the nation was freed on Dec 16,
Husband was assassinated
Her husband President Ziaur Rahman Biruttam was assassinated by anti nation conspirators.
Join BNP
She became Primary Member of the BNP
Elected Chairperson
She was elected Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP
Arrested
Arrested by autocrat Ershad regime
Arrested
Arrested by autocrat Ershad regime
Arrested
Arrested by autocrat Ershad regime
Victory of struggles of nine years
Emerges as the victorious and champion of democracy after leading mass revolution against autocrat Ershad through out 1982-1990
Victory at 5th general polls
The BNP won the majority seats in the 5th National Parliament
First women Prime Minister
Took oath as first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, thus also created the record of becoming 2nd woman PM of the Muslim World
Prime Minister for 2nd time
The BNP become victorious in the Sixth National Parliament Election
Opposition leader
The BNP emerged as the largest opposition party in the history of Bangladesh by getting approximately 34% of votes winning 116 seats in the parliament.
Landslide victory
The BNP achieved landslide victory in the 8th National Election by winning 193 seats and bagging approximately 41% of votes.
Prime Minister for 3rd time
Took oath for the third times as a Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Was arrested
She was arrested by illegal government.
Was freed
Begum Zia was released on bail from her year long detention.
Over thrown from her residence
Begum Zia was released on bail from her Begum Zia was forcefully thrown away from her residence of long forty years.
Her younger son Arafat Rahman died
Her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko died following a cardiac arrest in Malaysia.
Jailed
Begum Zia was sentenced to prison for five years and was sent to the Old Dhaka Central Jail after the verdict.
Freed on conditions
She was released for six months, conditioned she would stay at her home in Gulshan and not leave the country.
Reported as Covid 19 patient
Was found to have contracted coronavirus
Illness
Begum Zia has been suffering from chronic kidney conditions, decompensated liver diseases, unstable haemoglobin, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and other complications. Most of these diseases developed during her captive time and were not treated properly as there were no advanced treatment facilities there.
November 28, 2021, the medical board formed for her treatment announced that she had been suffering from liver cirrhosis. She has been taking treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka starting from April 27- June 19, 2021, 12 October 12 – November 3, 2021 and again since November 14, 2021