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TopicKhaleda Zia

Topic: Khaleda Zia

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

Deep Halder -
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

S.N.M. Abdi -
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

Anisur Rahman -
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

PTI -
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

Joyeeta Bhattacharjee -
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

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
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

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

On Camera

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Opinion

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

Danishmand Khan -
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

Economy

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

ThePrint Team -
The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Defence

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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