A 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. In the same case, Zia's eldest son and BNP's senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman was given 10 years in jail. Traffic was thrown out of gear and shops closed as security forces took Zia to jail after the verdict. Prosecution sources told the Daily Star newspaper that Zia will be kept at the old Dhaka Central Jail. Earlier, there were clashes between security forces and opposition protesters who had defied security measures to escort the car taking Zia to court.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2018 11:50 UTC