Khaleda Zia

Dhaka court scraps 2015 case against former PM Khaleda Zia over death of 42 people during BNP’s blockade

Zia was under house arrest for the past five years and returned to her home from the hospital as a free person following a presidential pardon in August.

25 October 2024, 12:51 IST

Dhaka court scraps 2015 case against Khaleda Zia over death of 42 people during BNP’s blockade

Dhaka court scraps 2015 case against former PM Khaleda Zia over death of 42 people during BNP’s blockade

25 October 2024, 12:51 IST

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted at private hospital

Zia served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006.

12 September 2024, 07:04 IST

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted at private hospital

12 September 2024, 07:04 IST

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia acquitted in 5 cases

One of the cases mentioned a speech delivered by Zia as the chief guest at the anniversary celebration of the Chhatra Dal in December 2016, wherein she allegedly said that Bangabandhu Rahman did not want Bangladesh’s independence but aspired to become the prime minister of undivided Pakistan.

03 September 2024, 11:58 IST

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia acquitted in 5 cases

03 September 2024, 11:58 IST

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

In August 2007, the NBR's Central Intelligence Cell directed banks to freeze the accounts of the BNP Chairperson, who has been elected Bangladesh's prime minister twice since 1990.

19 August 2024, 20:56 IST

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

19 August 2024, 20:56 IST

Khaleda Zia's BNP demands arrest and trial of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Activists and workers of the Dhaka Metropolitan unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gathered at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s South Gate, in front of Hasina's Awami League party's offices, and at the Central Shaheed Minar to press for their demands.

15 August 2024, 13:51 IST

Khaleda Zia's BNP demands arrest and trial of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

15 August 2024, 13:51 IST

The key people who will shape Bangladesh’s future

The people helping Yunus’s new government include the general who oversaw Hasina’s exit, as well as a veteran civil servant. The son of Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is also emerging as a key voice.

11 August 2024, 09:46 IST

The key people who will shape Bangladesh’s future

11 August 2024, 09:46 IST

Not anger or revenge but 'love and peace' will rebuild country, says former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

'I have been released now. I want to thank the brave people who were in a do-or-die struggle to make possible the impossible,' Zia said.

07 August 2024, 14:15 IST

Bangladesh crisis: Not anger or revenge but 'love and peace' will rebuild country, says former PM Khaleda Zia

Not anger or revenge but 'love and peace' will rebuild country, says former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia

07 August 2024, 14:15 IST

Bangladesh Crisis: Mohammad Yunus appeals for calm as authorities aim to bring law and order under control

'Let us ensure that we make the best use of this new victory. Let us not lose this victory because of any mistake of ours,' said the 84-year-old economist, who is expected to return home from Paris to take charge.

07 August 2024, 12:44 IST

Bangladesh Crisis: Mohammad Yunus appeals for calm as authorities aim to bring law and order under control

07 August 2024, 12:44 IST

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

President Mohammed Shahabuddin's office said that Khaleda, chief of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, had been freed after discussions with defence chiefs and politicians.

06 August 2024, 10:35 IST

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

06 August 2024, 10:35 IST

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia on 'deathbed': BNP leader

Khaleda Zia, 78, was rushed to Evercare Hospital here in an ambulance around 3:30 am on Saturday as she suddenly fell ill at her residence, 'Firoza' in Gulshan.

23 June 2024, 16:22 IST

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia on 'deathbed': BNP leader

23 June 2024, 16:22 IST