* Former prime minister Khaleda Zia is the second head of government to land in jail on corruption charges, after military dictator HM Ershad, in the history of Bangladesh. * Traffic grinds to a halt and shops shut on Nazimuddin Road as security forces take former prime minister Khaleda Zia to jail after a court verdict* "The verdict on Khaleda Zia shows nobody is above the law and it has been proved again," says the law minister. * Law Minister Anisul Huq says Khaleda can challenge the verdict in High Court after getting a certified copy of the verdict. *DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia holds a morning media briefing and asks everybody to obey the law as a court verdict on Khaleda Zia looms. *Police tighten security in Dhaka ahead of a court verdict in a corruption case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2018 03:25 UTC