A Bangladesh judge convicted opposition leader Khaleda Zia of corruption and sentenced her to five years in jail on Thursday as police clashed with thousands of her supporters outside the court. Zia, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is expected to appeal against the verdict, but it may affect her ability to stand in a general election slated for December. No way we will accept this verdict,” BNP secretary general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told AFP after the hearing. Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's main opposition leader and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, is pictured arriving at a court to hear a corruption case against her in Dhaka on February 8. Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) shout slogans outside the court in Dhaka.

Source: Hindustan Times February 08, 2018 08:47 UTC