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‘Decision on Begum Khaleda Zia’s treatment to be taken in a day or two’
A decision on the treatment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be taken in the next day or two, said her personal physician and BNP standing committee member AZM Zahid Hossain. He told reporters on Thursday afternoon local time. Doctor Zahid Hossain said, The doctors are trying their...
Zia Orphanage Trust Case: Khaleda, Tarique, all others acquitted
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, accepting her appeal against the High Courts 10-year prison sentence in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. Besides, BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman and all others accused in the case have been...
6 witnesses testify in Niko graft case against Khaleda, 7 others
Six more witnesses testified on Tuesday in the Niko corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others, reports UNB. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judges Court-5 recorded the testimonies bringing the total number of witnesses heard in the case to 38 out of 68....
Verdict on Khaleda Zia’s appeals tomorrow
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the appeals of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC verdict that on October 30, 2018, enhanced the five years imprisonment handed by the trial court to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case....
Wazed Miah wanted to join BNP: Faham
Dr Faham Abdus Salam, eminent writer, critique and son-in-law of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has shared fresh information about the Sheikh Family on Monday. He shared the information on his verified Facebook account where he shared information about Dr MA Wazed Miah, Saima Wazed Putul and Tulip...
'Begum Zia feeling better with family by her side'
After more than seven and a half years, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has traveled to London to begin her medical treatment. Admitted to the London Clinic on Wednesday, she is undergoing a series of tests and receiving care. BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas spoke to the media at...
Relief and concern among BNP men
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has visited London for advanced treatment after a long movement. Though she was in the country for long period, the former prime minister was made inactive in politics. But her presence always inspired her party leaders and activists....
Tarique delivers home-cooked food to his mother in London
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment at a clinic in London, was visited by her son, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the party, who brought home-cooked food for her. The heartwarming moment was captured in a video posted on BNPs official Facebook page late Friday...
Khaleda Zia's medical report to be available by this afternoon
The medical report of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in London, will be known by Friday afternoon. According to the source, the results of all the medical tests of the last two days will be available by Friday afternoon. After that, a medical...
Khaleda Zia in London Hospital
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached the London Clinic from Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. She arrived at Heathrow Airport at 3:15 pm Bangladesh time on Wednesday. The BNP Chairperson was welcomed there by the partys acting chairman Tarique Rahman and other family...
Heartfelt embrace between mother and son after 7 years
The long-awaited reunion of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman took place at Heathrow Airport on Monday, ending seven years of separation. The flight carrying Begum Zia touched down at 9:15 am local time in freezing temperatures of -1C, accompanied by...
Khaleda Zia reaches London
The air ambulance carrying BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia landed at Heathrow Airport in London, UK at 3 pm (Bangladesh time) on Wednesday. Khaleda Zia was warmly welcomed at the airport by her daughter-in-law, Zubaida Rahman, and a host of leaders, including UK BNP President MA Malik and...
Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka for London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has left the country for London. A special air ambulance carrying her left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday at local time around 11:45 pm. The air ambulance was provided by Qatar Emir,...
Khaleda reaches Dhaka airport to travel to London for treatment
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka to travel to London for advanced treatment. She reached the HSIA around 10:50pm on Tuesday. Earlier, the former prime minister left her Gulshan residence Feroza around 8:15pm along with her...
UK to provide 'VIP protocol' to Khaleda Zia
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going abroad for better treatment after a long time. She last visited abroad in July 2017. Currently, Khaleda Zia, 79, has been suffering from various physical problems. Finally, on the advice of doctors, she will leave for London from Hazrat Shahjalal...
BNP Leaders-activists gather on roads to see Khaleda Zia off
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is leaving the country after a long time. Last-minute preparations are underway at her Gulshan residence in the capital, Firoza, as shes to leave Dhaka for the UK for better treatment. In the meantime, leaders and activists have come from Gulshan to Airport Road to...
Khaleda Zia’s travel companions revealed
Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to leave Dhaka late Tuesday night for London, where she is set to receive advanced medical treatment. She will be boarded a specialized air ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar at 10 pm, according to a briefing by the party standing...
Mother-son reunion awaits
Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman are going to reunite after a long time as the BNP chairperson is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Tuesday night for London, where her son and partys acting chairman is now staying, for treatment. They last met over seven years ago after Khaleda Zia went to London on 15...
Khaleda Zia departs for London on Jan 7
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will leave for London on Jan 7 for treatment. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a media briefing at Begum Khaleda Zias Gulshan residence, Firoza. Before her visit, Begum Zia issued a statement...
Khaleda Zia won’t attend FFs rally
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not attend in person a rally of Freedom Fighters (FFs) in Dhaka to be organized by the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal on Saturday next due to illness. Partys secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir revealed the information at a press conference at...
Khaleda to join political event after 7 years
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia will attend her first in-person political programme in seven years at an event to be organised by the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal on December 21, reports UNB. Muktijoddha Dal President Syed Ishtiaque Aziz Ulfat said they...
Fakhrul's homecoming from London
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to Dhaka on Thursday following a 10-day visit to London. He, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:45 pm on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, according to BNP media cell member Shairul...
How long to wait to be freed from cases
The protracted legal battles involving Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman have fueled discontent among party supporters and the public. Despite the interim government assuming power four months ago and dismissing several politically...
Blueprint to vilify Tarique Rahman
A leading national daily is once again accused of reviving the controversial minus two formula, now targeting Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), alongside his mother, Khaleda Zia. First used in 2007 to oust political figures like Khaleda Zia and Sheikh...
Begum Zia and 25 others acquitted of attempt to murder case
On Wednesday, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court acquitted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 25 others in an attempt to murder case. Metropolitan Magistrate of the court Sharifur Rahman relieved all the accused including BNP Chairperson as police submitted final report of the case...
Barapukuria graft: Begum Zia, 2 former ministers discharged
A court here on Wednesday discharged BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, former ministers Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain from Barapukuria coal mine graft case. Judge Md Abu Taher of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 passed...
Saudi Arabia extends invitation to Khaleda Zia for Umrah pilgrimage
Saudi Arabias Ambassador to Dhaka, Isa Yousuf Isa Al Duhailan, has extended an invitation to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to undertake the Umrah pilgrimage. BNP Standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain informed reporters that the Saudi Ambassador extended the invitation to Khaleda...
Saudi Ambassador meets Khaleda Zia
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan met BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Monday night. The Saudi envoy came to the BNP chairpersons Gulshan office around 8 pm to meet her, reports UNB. Khaledas personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member Professor Dr AZM...