'Battling Begums': Zia 'fakes' illness in jail, alleges PM Sheikh HasinaZia's imprisonment has led to a question mark over the BNP's participation in the elections in December as the party said it would not take...
08 Jul, 2018, 01.26 PM IST
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia critical, not able to walk on her own: BNP leaderKhaleda used to walk to the family members whenever they visited her at the jail but now she is critically ill.
18 Jun, 2018, 01.55 PM IST
Bangladesh SC grants bail to ex-PM Khaleda Zia in graft caseKhaleda Zia lawyers, however, said that the verdict was unlikely to bring Zia out of prison as her bail pleas in six other cases against he...
16 May, 2018, 11.47 AM IST
Case against ex-PM Khaleda Zia lacks admissible evidence: Lord Alex CarlileThe court also convicted Tarique Rahman and four others of corruption. The six were accused of embezzling over $252,000 of a donation to th...
07 May, 2018, 06.40 PM IST
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia sentenced to 5 years in graft caseThe high court earlier validated the trial in the lower court which on March 19, 2014 had indicted Zia on two graft charges brought by the ...
08 Feb, 2018, 04.58 PM IST
Bangladesh on edge before court verdict in Khaleda Zia graft caseThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police had issued a special notice prohibiting any form of public gathering from 4 AM tomorrow, the day of the verdi...
07 Feb, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
Khaleda Zia sends legal notice to Sheikh Hasina, seeks apology from PMThe legal notice was sent yesterday by 72-year-old Zia's lawyer Mahbubuddin Khokon, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mi...
20 Dec, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
Bangladesh HC orders trial against Khaleda Zia in coal mine graft caseThe court dismissed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson's petition and ordered that she will have to face trial in the Burupukur...
17 Sep, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Former Bangladesh PM Begum Khaleda Zia appears before court in graft casesKhaleda Zia appeared before a court in connection with graft cases in which she is accused of misappropriating more than Taka 8 crore.
23 Jul, 2015, 08.57 PM IST
Bangladesh court defers Khaleda Zia's graft case hearingA Bangladeshi court today adjourned till July 23 the hearing of graft cases against Khaleda Zia in which she could be jailed for life if fo...
18 Jun, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant against former PM Khaleda ZiaThe arrest warrant was issued after 69-year-old Zia's lawyers sought to defer the scheduled hearing saying their client could not appear du...
25 Feb, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
Khaleda Zia skips Bangladesh court appearance in graft casesZia has been confined to her offices in the Bangladeshi capital and barred from leaving by police as deadly street violence engulfed the co...
07 Jan, 2015, 07.53 PM IST
22 injured in clashes as Zia appears in court in graft casesAt least 22 people have been injured in clashes between opposition BNP activists and government supporters as Khaleda Zia appeared in a cou...
24 Dec, 2014, 10.45 PM IST
Bangladesh Supreme Court clears way for Khaleda Zia's trial on graft chargesSupreme Court today rejected an appeal challenging her indictment in a graft case, clearing the way for her trial which could see her jaile...
30 Nov, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
Bangladesh's Supreme Court clears way for Khaleda Zia's trial on graft chargesThe ACC, which brought the charges against the 69-year-old two-time premier, however, said both the charities existed only in papers.
24 Nov, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia indicted over graftZia, 68, a former Prime Minister and the chief of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, appeared before a court here to attend hearing in two graft...
19 Mar, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
- Zia, son to face trial in orphanage donation embezzlement case
Khaleda Zia and son will face trial for embezzling Rs 1.41 cr.
07 Sep, 2009, 07.06 PM IST