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Topic: Khaleda Zia

‘Let us build on progress, not revenge’ — Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia calls for peace

This was BNP's first rally after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Former PM Khaleda Zia, convicted in 2018 on corruption charges, was released from house arrest Tuesday.

Rival ‘begum’ freed from jail after Hasina’s flight — who is Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Khaleda Zia joined hands with Hasina to end military rule in 1990. But since then, their rivalry has defined Bangladesh politics, with the two alternating in power for 31 of past 33 years.

Tarique Rahman — Hasina’s top rival, Bangladesh’s ‘fugitive dark prince’ eyes BNP revival in exile

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has been sentenced in absentia to jail terms ranging from 3 years to lifetime. He has his supporters, but many journalists remember his ‘excesses’.

Modi’s new govt must speak with Sheikh Hasina & ensure Khaleda Zia gets medical attention

India, which wields more influence in Bangladesh than even the US, must rein in vengeful & vindictive Sheikh Hasina before it’s too late.

Bangladeshi court bars former PM Khaleda Zia from contesting polls next month

The 73-year-old ex-premier is currently serving jail terms in two graft cases involving charities named after her slain husband Ziaur Rahman.

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 7 years in another graft case

This is the second graft case the former PM is serving for misappropriating funds from organisations in her husband's name.

Khaleda Zia’s party staring at leadership crisis after verdict against son Tarique

BNP is likely to fight parliamentary election in Bangladesh without the kin of Ziaur Rahman leading the campaign. The conviction of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of...

India to help Bangladesh produce films on PM Hasina, her father Mujibur before polls there

The proposal is seen as an indication of New Delhi’s interest in supporting Bangladeshi PM’s bid for the third term in power.

Delhi supports ‘dictator’ Sheikh Hasina despite Khaleda Zia’s entreaties

Sheikh Hasina may win the election scheduled for January 2019, but ordinary Bangladeshis are fed up with her iron-fist rule.

On Camera

Muslims at garba—whenever a festival becomes exclusionary, we lose a piece of India

Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.