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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.

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India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.