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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 81339, member: 636"] The air force confirmed the state funeral for the former leader. Bangladesh Air Force posted that the burial of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia occurred with full state honors, following funeral prayers on Manik Mia Avenue. Senior state and military officials attended, including the Chief Adviser, service chiefs representing the Army and Navy, and Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, who paid their respects. The Air Force described Zia as a foremost democratic leader in the nation, expressing deep sorrow at her passing. The three-time former premier was laid to rest at Zia Udyan after the ceremonial proceedings, marking a formal military acknowledgment of her death at eighty years old in Dhaka. [/QUOTE]