The city of Hamtramck, Michigan, recognized as the first Muslim-majority city in the United States, has officially renamed a portion of its Carpenter Street to 'Khaleda Zia Street'. The dedication ceremony for the new street name took place on Wednesday, January 7. This initiative honors Khaleda Zia, the former three-time Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who recently passed away on December 30 at the age of 80. The decision to rename the street was approved by the Hamtramck City Council. This council is notable for being the first all-Muslim city council in the US, a reflection of the city's significant demographic shift. The renaming was largely spearheaded by councillors of Bangladeshi origin, underscoring the substantial influence of the Bangladeshi diaspora within Hamtramck. For the local Bangladeshi community, the renaming is a deeply personal and symbolic gesture, seen as an international acknowledgment of Khaleda Zia's political leadership and contribution to Bangladesh's history. Hamtramck, an enclave within Detroit, has undergone a dramatic demographic transformation over recent decades, evolving from its traditional Polish-American heritage to a diverse, Muslim-majority municipality with a large concentration of Bangladeshi and Yemeni residents. This move is also noted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Media Cell, which highlighted that this is not the first instance of a Bangladeshi leader being honored in the US, citing a street in Chicago previously named after former President Ziaur Rahman. The naming is expected to strengthen social and cultural ties between Bangladesh and the United States.