Khaleda Zia

Khaleda Zia visits US embassy to apply for visa

Party insiders said that all necessary arrangements have been made to send the 79-year-old former prime minister abroad for specialised treatment.

Khaleda acquitted in Zia Charitable Trust graft case

The HC scraped the trial court verdict that sentenced Khaleda and two others in the same case.

Armed forces day: Khaleda receives warm welcome at event

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years yesterday when she attended the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in Dhaka Cantonment.

Chief Adviser Yunus makes special mention of Khaleda at Senakunja

"We are all very delighted and proud to have been able to have you in our midst"

Armed forces day: Khaleda to attend event today, first time in 12yrs

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to make her first public appearance in six years today at a programme in Dhaka Cantonment to commemorate Armed Forces Day.

Zia orphanage case: Khaleda’s 10-year jail term stayed by SC

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court verdict that doubled BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail term to 10 years in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

HC scraps 11 cases against Khaleda

The High Court yesterday scrapped the trial proceedings of 11 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Better treatment: Khaleda, if able, to leave for London soon

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to London first and then to another country for advanced treatment very soon, if her condition allows, her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain said yesterday.

Khaleda cleared of 2 more cases

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was relieved from two more cases yesterday.

May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

Graft suits: Order on Khaleda’s stay plea Sunday

High Court will pass order on Sunday on two separate petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking stay on the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016

Never had anything close to $300m: Joy

Reacting to BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s claim that he had US$300 million in a bank account and that this was mentioned in a case in the United States, prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has termed her “a liar and a thief”.

May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016

Govt wants to cling to power forever: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the ruling Awami League government is cooking all necessary recipes to cling to power forever.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

People feeling insecure: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says people have no security of their lives at present as killings and enforced disappearances are going on across the country.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Graft case: Khaleda to skip court hearing tomorrow

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow in a Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Khaleda to hold workers’ rally May 1

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a workers’ rally in Dhaka on May 1 on the occasion of May Day.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

'Shafik arrested for Joy's FB post'

The BNP yesterday alleged that journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested and taken on remand because of a Facebook status of the prime

April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016

Graft case: HC sets tomorrow to hear Khaleda’s pleas challenging trial court order

High Court fixes tomorrow for hearing two petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging a lower court order that had rejected her two applications in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Graft case: Court bins 2 pleas of Khaleda

A Dhaka court rejects two petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia -- one for re-cross examination of the investigation officer of Zia Charitable Trust graft case while another for scrutinising the case dairy.

April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016

Shafik Rehman - who is he?

Shafik Rehman became a household name after he launched the weekly Jai Jai Din in the mid-1980s.