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Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia (L) leaves a court in Dhaka in 2017. Photo: AFP
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Zia and the BNP crushed by a legal avalanche

by Faisal Mahmud February 19, 2019February 18, 2020

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – one of the country’s biggest political parties – is enduring the worst days since its formation four decades ago, with its leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia languishing in jail for over a year. Zia was found guilty of corruption and sent to jail for five years on February […]

BNP candidate Habibur Rahman Habib (C) is rescued by his supporters after an attack during a campaign rally in Ishawardi Upazila, Pabna district, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Posted inBangladesh, France, South Asia, World

Campaign attacks intensify fears for Bangladesh election

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Election campaign posters hang over a street in Dhaka on December 25. Photo: AFP
Posted inBangladesh, France, South Asia, World

Bangladesh police arrest 10,500 activists ahead of polls

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, has been accused of being autocratic, while Zhaleda Zia, right, remains in jail for corruption. Photos: AFP & Reuters
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Thousands of guards deployed for Bangladeshi poll on Dec 30

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia (L) leaves a court in Dhaka in 2017. Photo: AFP
Posted inBangladesh, France, South Asia, World

Bangladesh opposition says it will contest general election

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Kamal Hassain, center, is seen with Bangladeshi PM and Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, right,and Rashed Khan Menon, left, leader of the Workers Party, during a political rally in Dhaka in 2006. Dr Kamal recently fell out with Hasina and joined an opposition alliance. Photo: AFP / Farjana K Godhuly
Posted inBangladesh, India, South Asia

Curious political tie-up emerges before Bangladeshi election

by Faisal Mahmud October 22, 2018February 18, 2020
The Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial is covered with floral wreaths in Dhaka on August 15, 2010. Bangladesh's founding father was killed along with many family members in a military coup on August 15, 1975 by a group of disgruntled army officers. Photo: AFP / Munir uz Zaman
Posted inBangladesh, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh ups efforts to bring back killers of founding father

by Faisal Mahmud August 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia (L) leaves a court in Dhaka in 2017. Photo: AFP
Posted inBangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia found guilty in graft case

by Faisal Mahmud February 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia arrives at a court in Dhaka on August 10, 2016. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP / Mehedi Hasan
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Bangladesh teeters towards new confrontation

by Subir Bhaumik December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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