Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia and PM

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 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 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
Bangladeshi supreme court acquits ex-PM Zia
Ms Zia is ailing and travelled to London earlier this month for medical treatment after being cleared in another corruption case brought under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina,
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