Cases were considered politically motivated, says public prosecutor
Khaleda urges all to stay united
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will give a virtual speech today at a programme organised to mark the anniversary of July-August mass uprising
A large number of BNP supporters had gathered at the entrance of Evercare Hospital as her motorcade arrived
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called on party leaders, activists, and the people to move forward to reestablish democracy, which she says is facing obstacles.
Supporters waved party flags and chanted slogans as the vehicle, with Khaleda seated in the front and her daughters-in-law in the back entered
Khaleda Zia's return is not merely a personal event.
On September 11, 2008, she left for London with her husband and had remained abroad until now
Khaleda Zia, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law Zubaida Rahman and Syeda Sharmila Rahman, is now on way to her Gulshan residence
With this, Khaleda Zia has been acquitted from all the cases filed against her during caretaker government in 2007 and AL government regime
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to the house of her eldest son Tarique Rahman around 9:30pm on Friday (local time) after being discharged from The London Clinic where she was undergoing treatment for 17 days.
Khaleda has been undergoing treatment at the London Clinic since January 8
The Supreme Court yesterday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, and four others of corruption charges in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
Just six months ago, the tables were completely turned. Khaleda was under house arrest, while her party was desperately appealing for her to be allowed to travel for medical care.
For an outside observer, it must be baffling that the BNP, having witnessed what the actions of the last 15 years did to the Awami League in three short weeks this summer, never even considered the fact that if they didn’t play fast and loose with people’s precious time like Sheikh Hasina used to, it would set a nice contrast in the minds of voters and the young generation.
It had been precisely 2,732 days since BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia met her only surviving son.
The former prime minister is on her way to London for advanced medical treatment
Khaleda is set to leave Dhaka for London at 10:00pm Tuesday
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not attend the rally of Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal scheduled for Saturday (December 21) due to illness
