Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia attends a rally in Dhaka October 20, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday upheld arrest warrants against opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia and called her a fugitive after she again failed to appear to face graft charges that have stoked political tensions.
Authorities issued the warrants last week, after almost two months of anti-government protests called by Khaleda's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She dismisses the corruption allegations.
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