Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia makes first public appearance in six years


Former Bangladeshi PM Khaleda Zia (second from left) seen with chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka in a photo released on Nov 21. - AFP

DHAKA: Bangladesh's illness-plagued opposition leader Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years on Thursday (Nov 21), months after her release from house arrest following the ouster of longtime foe Sheikh Hasina.

The ferocious rivalry between the two former premiers -- born in blood and cemented in prison -- has defined politics in the Muslim-majority nation for decades.

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