Khaleda Zia gets 5 years in jail for corruption09-Feb-2018DhakaPosted 08 Feb 2018A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister and the country's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in prison on corruption charges that she and her supporters described as a "politically motivated" attempt to keep her out of general elections. Zia appealed for calm in the country following the verdict and urged all to respect the law, said her lawyer Masud Ahmed. The court also sentenced Zia's eldest son and BNP's senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman to 10 years in jail. Earlier, there were clashes between security forces and opposition protesters who had defied security measures to escort the car taking Zia to court. The trial against Zia centred around the donation intended for an orphanage trust set up when she was Prime Minister.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2018 14:48 UTC