During Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was sentenced to 17 years in prison on charges of corruption in two separate cases.

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last remaining corruption case against her, paving the way for the BNP Chairperson to contest elections.

Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) acquitted Khaleda Zia, archrival of former PM Sheikh Hasina and a former PM herself. Zia is a leader of Bangladesh National Party (BNP). The latest decision by the supreme court has overturned earlier decision by a high court that held Zia guilty and handed her 10-year prison sentence.

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will travel to London for medical treatment, according to aides, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival,

Aides to Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say she is leaving for London for medical treatment, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a specialised hospital in London on Wednesday for advanced treatment. Scroll down for more updates.

Zia was sentenced to 17 years in jail under Hasina’s rule following two corruption ... aboard a special air ambulance sent by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Khaleda Zia, and Sheikh Hasina—it is only Khaleda Zia who has managed to avoid the label of an autocrat. This distinction is a significant defining aspect of her political legacy. At a time when ...

Bangladesh's interim government should hold general elections by August in the "greater interest of the country," the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said on Tuesday, citing growing political and economic instability.

DHAKA, Jan 15 (Bernama-dpa) -- Bangladesh's Supreme Court has acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a corruption case, lifting a previous conviction and 10-year prison sentence, court officials said on Wednesday, reported German news agency (dpa).

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption ... brought under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted last August in a mass ...