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.

June 11, 2022
June 11, 2022

Khaleda’s life at risk if not sent abroad for urgent medical treatment: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has temporarily recovered from heart problems after stenting.

June 11, 2022
June 11, 2022

Khaleda's treatment abroad depends on court: Home Minister

If Khaleda Zia wants to go abroad for treatment, it will have to be according to the law, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today (June 11, 2022).

May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022

Cumilla arson case: Khaleda Zia gets permanent bail from HC

The High Court has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla arson case.

May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022

Same laws operate differently for Khaleda Zia & Haji Salim?

Both BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League MP Haji Salim are convicts. Both needed treatment abroad. Even though family members of Khaleda Zia have asked the law minister and government repeatedly to take her abroad for medical treatment, they were denied by the authorities. Yet Haji Salim, who's been convicted for 10 years over corruption, has returned home after receiving medical treatment in Bangkok, Thailand. There has been soaring criticism in the national media regarding the treatment by the government in regard to the two convicts.

May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022

Law not the same for two politicians from different parties?

Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who was convicted with a 10-year sentence in a corruption case, has left the country for Bangkok.

March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020

SC lawyer appeals to president, PM to pardon Khaleda

A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer appeals to the president and prime minister to pardon the jail sentence of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail on humanitarian ground ahead of birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

February 8, 2020
February 8, 2020

2 Years of Khaleda’s Imprisonment: BNP in a fix

Two years after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia landed in jail, many activists and leaders of the party are losing hope of getting her released through legal and political means.

June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019

Khaleda gets 6-month bail in 2 defamation cases

The High Court grants six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases. However, Khaleda cannot get released from jail as she is convicted in two graft cases.

June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019

HC to pass orders on Khaleda’s bail pleas tomorrow

The High Court will pass its orders on two separate petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in two separate defamation cases against her.

May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019

Court transfer: ACC can now place argument against Khaleda's plea

The High Court permits the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government notification that said Niko corruption case trial against her will be held at a courtroom in Keraniganj Central Jail.