Khaleda Zia
Khaleda’s life at risk if not sent abroad for urgent medical treatment: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has temporarily recovered from heart problems after stenting.
11 June 2022
Khaleda's treatment abroad depends on court: Home Minister
If Khaleda Zia wants to go abroad for treatment, it will have to be according to the law, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today (June 11, 2022).
11 June 2022
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda Zia gets permanent bail from HC
The High Court has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla arson case.
24 May 2022
Same laws operate differently for Khaleda Zia & Haji Salim?
Both BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League MP Haji Salim are convicts. Both needed treatment abroad. Even though family members of Khaleda Zia have asked the law minister and government repeatedly to take her abroad for medical treatment, they were denied by the authorities. Yet Haji Salim, who's been convicted for 10 years over corruption, has returned home after receiving medical treatment in Bangkok, Thailand. There has been soaring criticism in the national media regarding the treatment by the government in regard to the two convicts.
7 May 2022
Law not the same for two politicians from different parties?
Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who was convicted with a 10-year sentence in a corruption case, has left the country for Bangkok.
3 May 2022
SC lawyer appeals to president, PM to pardon Khaleda
A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer appeals to the president and prime minister to pardon the jail sentence of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail on humanitarian ground ahead of birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
10 March 2020
2 Years of Khaleda’s Imprisonment: BNP in a fix
Two years after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia landed in jail, many activists and leaders of the party are losing hope of getting her released through legal and political means.
7 February 2020
Khaleda gets 6-month bail in 2 defamation cases
The High Court grants six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases. However, Khaleda cannot get released from jail as she is convicted in two graft cases.
18 June 2019
HC to pass orders on Khaleda’s bail pleas tomorrow
The High Court will pass its orders on two separate petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in two separate defamation cases against her.
17 June 2019
Court transfer: ACC can now place argument against Khaleda's plea
The High Court permits the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government notification that said Niko corruption case trial against her will be held at a courtroom in Keraniganj Central Jail.
27 May 2019
No info on Khaleda going to the UK
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said his ministry has no information about whether Khaleda Zia is going to London.
18 April 2019
Plot made to kill Khaleda
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that there was a plot to kill the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia in prison by denying her medical care.
27 March 2019
Free Khaleda through movement: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urges people to make a fresh pledge for restoring the country’s democracy and free party chief Khaleda Zia from jail through movement.
26 March 2019
Govt has nothing to do with Khaleda’s release: Quader
Terming Khaleda Zia's release from jail 'legal matter', Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader says the government has no influence over the issue.
8 February 2019
One tough year
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been in jail for a year and the party is “facing the most difficult time in its history” in her absence.
7 February 2019
Barapukuria graft: Khaleda’s indictment hearing Feb 26
A Dhaka court today deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and nine others in the Barapukuria graft case till February 26.
31 January 2019
HC Bench on 3 Petitions: Khaleda expresses no confidence
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed no confidence in the High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan assigned by the chief justice to dispose of the three writ petitions regarding cancellation of her nomination papers.
13 December 2018
Khaleda's Election Bid: One HC judge in favour, other not
The senior judge of a two-member High Court bench yesterday ruled in favour of BNP chief Khaleda Zia's participation in the national election, but the junior judge disagreed with him.
11 December 2018
EC's Rejection of Appeals: Khaleda files 3 writ petitions
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed three writ petitions with the High Court, challenging the legality of the Election Commission's rejection of the appeals against cancellation of her all three nomination papers.
9 December 2018
Nomination Scrutiny: All eyes on Khaleda's bid
All eyes will be on returning officers today to know if Khaleda Zia would be allowed to run in the December 30 polls.
1 December 2018