Khaleda Zia
Arrest order for 14 BNP leaders
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP Vice Chairman Selima Rahman and 13 others in an arson case filed with Khilgaon Police Station in January.
25 August 2015
August 21: The day that changed politics, forever
That humid August afternoon changed Bangladesh politics, perhaps forever. An Awami League rally was in progress at the Bangabandhu Avenue and it was around 5.15pm at the fag end of the rally when Sheikh Hasina, then the opposition leader, started her speech from the top of an open truck.
20 August 2015
Khaleda’s passport scans are fake!
Two curious images of what appears to be BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s passport have been recently floating around facebook.
13 August 2015
Khaleda to visit London, ‘Tarique’
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit London this week for “medical purposes” where her elder son Tarique Rahman has been staying since 2008.
10 August 2015
Graft trial: Khaleda won’t appear in court tomorrow
BNP chief Khaleda Zia will not appear before the special court at Bakshi Bazar tomorrow for hearing of Zia graft cases.
9 August 2015
Next hearing on Khaleda graft cases Aug 10
A Dhaka court set August 10 for further hearing on two graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
3 August 2015
Analysis: When they fall in love with the constitution…
The two archrivals ruling Awami League and BNP seem to have swapped their stance on protecting and upholding the constitution.
2 August 2015
BNP frustrated over Ashraf’s remark
Expressing frustration over Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s remark that the next election will be held under the ruling party, BNP reiterated its call for holding dialogue over the frame work of a polls-time neutral government.
1 August 2015
A ceasefire between the battling Begums!
Another twist in the tale is that where previously Sheikh Hasina wanted to draw Khaleda Zia into elections on her terms, now it is the latter who is trying to draw the Prime Minister into calling a snap election.
30 July 2015
Polls under neutral govt is a must: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the parliamentary polls must be held under a neutral administration as fair elections are not possible under Awami League government.
25 July 2015
Graft hearing: Khaleda appears before Bakshibazar court
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears before the makeshift Dhaka court premises for proceedings in two corruption cases.
23 July 2015
WHAT KHALEDA DID
The BNP's future, like that of its junior partner Jamaat-e-Islami, lies in reform.
22 July 2015
Special tribunal for Khaleda after Eid: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says a special tribunal will be formed after Eid-ul-Fitr for speedy disposal of cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for instigating arson attacks during the BNP-led alliance’s agitation since January.
11 July 2015
Fresh crisis in BNP
Khaleda Zia in a recent meeting, convened suddenly after a long gap, warns senior leaders against talking about the party's internal issue in public without citing anybody's name, hinting a crisis inside the party.
10 July 2015
Satire: Waiting for Khaleda to join Awami League
The ruling Awami League has finally found the ultimate solution to the country’s political conflict: force the opposing BNP-Jamaat leaders to join the Awami League.
9 July 2015
Khaleda to perform Umrah in ‘convenient time’
BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says party chief Khaleda Zia would visit Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah in a convenient time after the month of Ramadan.
9 July 2015
Govt mulling spl tribunal to dispose of Khaleda’s arson cases: PM
The government is mulling special tribunal for quick disposal of cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her instructions of arson attacks during the anti-government movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament.
8 July 2015
Khaleda meets senior BNP leaders
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia meets her party’s senior leaders to discuss the country’s current political situation and the party's next course of political programme after Eid.
6 July 2015
Khaleda accuses ruling party men of widespread graft
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the country is not going forward as the ruling party men are doing corruption in all sectors.
5 July 2015
Police carried out arson attacks: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims that policemen carried out the arson attacks during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s anti-government movement earlier this year.
4 July 2015