A court today (22 January) cleared former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from the charges in a case ...

I am perturbed to learn about your health issues, and wish to convey my best wishes for your swift and complete recovery, PM Sharif says ...

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 ...

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 ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections ...

BNP standing committee member and Khaleda Zia's doctor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said that her full assessment has not been completed yet and may take until Friday. “Following this, the medical team will ...

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 ...

Early morning of May 30, 1981, clouds from the Bay of Bengal lashed Chittagong. Through the heavy pitter-patter of rain on the roof of the Circuit House of Chittagong, President Ziaur Rahman heard ...

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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 ...