Why US City Named a Street After Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia

Why US city named a street after Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia

A street in Michigan’s Hamtramck will now be known as ‘Khaleda Zia Street’ in honour of Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, who died on December 30. Hamtramck is America’s first Muslim-majority city and is home to the state’s largest Bangladeshi immigrant community

US Muslim-Majority City Renames Street After Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia

The first city in the United States with a Muslim-majority population has renamed one of its roads from Carpenter Street to Khaleda Zia Street to honour former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, reported Desh Rupantor, a Bangladeshi newspaper.

First Muslim-majority city in US names street after Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia

A street in a city in Michigan, the US, has been named after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who died recently. How a street in Hamtramck was named after Khaleda is a story of the influence of Bangladeshi immigrants in a place that became the US' first Muslim-majority city.

US city renames road after Bangladesh's deceased former PM Khaleda Zia

US city renames road after Bangladesh’s deceased former PM Khaleda Zia New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Hamtramck city, in the state of Michigan of the United States, has renamed a section of its Carpenter Street to Khaleda Zia Street, in remembrance of the late former prime minister of Bangladesh, who died on December 30 at the age of 80. The Hamtramck City Council approved the renaming of the stretch between Joseph Campau and Conault Streets. The decis…