Um das Erbe ihres Mannes zu sichern, begann Begum Khaleda Zia ihre politische Laufbahn im Widerstand gegen das Regime von Ershad, der sie mehrfach inhaftieren ließ. ###>In order to secure the heritage of her husband, Begum Khaleda Zia began her political career in resistance to the regime of Ershad, who let her arrest several times.