Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia and PM

Bangladesh’s top court clears way for former PM Khaleda Zia to run in new elections
The court also cleared Ms Zia's son and fellow accused, Tarique Rahman, who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison as well. Mr Rahman, his mother’s heir apparent as leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party under the nation’s dynastic political system, has been living in the UK since Ms Hasina's Awami League was elected to power in 2009.
Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in elections
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be held either in December or in the first half of 2026.
Bangladesh's top court acquits former PM Khaleda in graft case
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 parliamentary elections in the troubled South Asian country.
Bangladesh’s BNP urges interim government to expedite elections
By bno Chennai bureau The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called on the country’s interim government to hold parliamentary elections no later than July or August 2025, underscoring its view that a delay would deepen political and economic instability.
Former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia’s BNP demands election by July-August
Former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday demanded that the general election be held by July-August this year, refuting interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus’s stance to stage it by the year-end or mid-2026.
Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-PM, clearing the way for her to run in elections
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be h
Party of Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda urges elections by Aug
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 Tuesday, citing growing political and economic instability.
Zia's BNP pushes for polls by Aug in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh former PM Khaleda Zia's BNP mounted pressure on the interim govt on Tuesday to hold elections latest by Aug, saying there was no reason to delay the democratic process any further now that there was "relative stability in governance".
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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus says interim govt to take nation forward through ‘unity’
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support from political parties to take the nation forward through “unity” as he invited them to discuss a draft of the proclamation of the ...
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Can Hasina’s Awami League Make a Comeback in Bangladesh’s Next Election?
The Awami League is unlikely to make a swift comeback in Bangladesh’s political landscape ...
Bangladesh commission proposes dropping ‘secularism’, ‘socialism’ from Constitution
The commission identified the absence of an institutional power balance and the concentration of authority in the prime ...
Pressure Mounts On Yunus To Hold Bangladesh Polls
In today's episode of India Global, it seems pressure is mounting on Bangladesh's interim chief Yunus...Former Prime Minister ...
Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo medical treatment in London
An adviser says Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has left the country to travel to London for medical ...
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Revolution and Rivalry: Can Bangladesh Escape Its Illiberal Past?
Bangladesh’s entrenched political culture, rooted in decades of illiberal democracy, violence, and bad governance, casts a ...
Border disputes heat up between India and Bangladesh as China..., Yunus's stance may...
Yunus's anti-India stance could pose a significant challenge for India, as China aims to strengthen its ties with ...
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Bangladesh HC commutes ULFA leader’s life term to 14 years imprisonment
Bangladesh High Court has commuted the life imprisonment of separatist ULFA leader Paresh Baruah to 14 years imprisonment in a case under the country’s Arms Act while acquitting several others. “The ...