A two-day photo exhibition on the life and political journey of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia opens today in Dhaka, offering a visual account of a career that has shaped—and been shaped by—Bangladesh’s turbulent political history.

The exhibition has been organised by the Bogura Media and Cultural Society–Dhaka and will be inaugurated at 11 am on Friday at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan-2. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is scheduled to open the event formally.

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Nearly 100 photographs will be displayed, tracing major phases of Khaleda Zia’s personal and political life. The images move from her early years in public life to her rise as a national leader, and through the long cycles of power, opposition and confrontation that have defined her career.

The exhibition does not follow a celebratory tone alone. Instead, it frames her life as one marked by struggle—against political rivals, institutional pressure and long periods away from power. Curators say the selection of images aims to show both the authority of office and the vulnerability that comes with political conflict.

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Alongside the still photographs, a special video documentary on Khaleda Zia’s life will be screened at the park’s open stage. The documentary focuses on her role as a three-time prime minister, her leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and the political crises that have surrounded her for decades.

Organisers say the exhibition is meant to function as a public archive rather than a partisan display. By presenting photographs and documentary material together, they hope to give viewers a chance to reflect on how individual lives become inseparable from national history.

The exhibition will remain open for two days and is expected to draw political leaders, cultural figures and members of the public interested in understanding the long arc of a career that has left a deep imprint on Bangladesh’s political life.