Bangladesh’s top court clears way for former PM Khaleda Zia to run in new elections - Supreme Court also acquits former prime minister’s son and heir apparent in corruption case

Bangladesh's Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case on Wednesday, clearing the way for the ailing leader to fight parliamentary elections in the troubled South Asian country.

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a corruption case, overturning a High Court verdict that sentenced her to ten years in prison. The decision marks a significant legal victory for Zia,

Aides to Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say she is leaving for London for medical treatment, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival,

Supporter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) holds a picture of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia while joining in a rally, days after the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka,

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case, clearing the way for the ailing leader to participate in parliamentary elections. DAILY POST reports that the judgment is the latest judicial victory for Khaleda and her family,

Ms Zia is ailing and travelled to London earlier this month for medical treatment after being cleared in another corruption case brought under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina,