Khaleda Zia

The AL cannot validate this farce of an election with intimidation

Since voters are reluctant to take part in this election, the ruling party has resorted to such measures.

Opinion / A Potemkin election in Bangladesh?

An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.

National election strategies for resolving the ‘Conflict Trap’

Can Bangladesh be rid of the recurring cycle of violence?

The Election Commission’s credibility problem

A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.

BNP stages token hunger strike seeking Khaleda's treatment abroad

BNP this morning started a three-hour token hunger strike in the capital demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's unconditional release from jail and advanced treatment abroad

Who will be responsible if Khaleda Zia’s health takes a fatal turn?

The way the AL-led government has been handling Khaleda Zia's treatment issue lacks political courtesy and reeks of vengeance.

We've done all we can; nothing more to do: Khaleda's medical board

She needs liver transplant immediately and this facility is not available in Bangladesh, doctor said.

Govt held no talks with BNP about permitting Khaleda's treatment abroad: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government has not held any discussion with the BNP about permitting the party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia to travel abroad for medical treatment under any condition.

The legal case against Khaleda’s treatment abroad is far from convincing

It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

There could be a legal way out

After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia needs to return to jail first for a court to accept her application for treatment abroad, some experts said the government could still let her go abroad.

September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023

Khaleda shifted back to cabin from CCU

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken back to a cabin at Evercare Hospital from the coronary care unit (CCU) this morning, her personal physician said.

September 4, 2023
September 4, 2023

Khaleda's condition not suitable for discharge from hospital: doctor

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is under “close observation” of doctors in a cabin at Evercare Hospital for the last 26 days, her personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain said today.

July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023

DMP in overdrive over 25 cases

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has taken an initiative to revive 25 criminal cases, filed against top BNP leaders, the proceedings of which were stayed by the High Court at different times in the past decade.

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Khaleda Zia in politics: Missed chance for BNP?

The BNP’s current risk-averse behaviour is not conducive to running a successful campaign

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

Tarique to talk with grassroots leaders from today: BNP sources

Tarique will hold talks with 256 former and current union parishad chairmen of Rangpur division today over video conference

February 19, 2023
February 19, 2023

Khaleda can partake in politics, but can't contest polls: law minister

"There is no condition in her [Khaleda's] release order [saying] that she cannot do politics. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has suspended her jail sentence under section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) on health grounds as her physical condition was poor."

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities

Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.

October 27, 2022
October 27, 2022

Khaleda Zia won't be sent to jail before election: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today (October 27, 2022) said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not be sent to jail before the next parliamentary election though she has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonments in two corruption cases.

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

Aug 15 patrons have no right to talk on democracy: PM

Slamming BNP for obstructing the trial in the August 15 massacre, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 18, 2022) said it is an irony for the nation that the patrons of the killers are now lecturing on democracy and human rights.

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