The nation’s Supreme Court acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia (pic) in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says ...

The Appellate Division has scheduled the next hearing for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal against the 10-year sentence handed down by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case for ...

Supporter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) holds a picture of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia while joining in a rally, days after the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

DHAKA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case on Wednesday, clearing the way for the ailing leader to fight ...

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia departed for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, according to her advisor. She left late Tuesday night aboard an air ambulance from Dhaka's ...

Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh acquitted BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Wednesday in a sabotage case filed in the southeastern Cumilla district 10 years ago.Additional ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyers yesterday told the Supreme Court that she (Khaleda) suffered in jail and was humiliated and deprived of proper treatment for many years because of the Zia ...

BNP Chairper-son Khaleda Zia's lawyer, Kayser Kamal, told the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday that the High Court's verdict in the Zia Orphanage Trust case was politically ...

The verdict was delivered by a bench led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed after reviewing 79-year-old Zia’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling on Wednesday, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

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DHAKA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's interim government should hold general elections by August in the "greater interest of the country," the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said on ...

Jatiya Party Chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader has wished BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia a speedy recovery. Quader also commented that Khaleda holds a “significant” position in Bangladesh’s politics.