Ex-PM Zia’s acquittal clears way for political comeback


The nation’s Supreme Court acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia (pic) in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be held either in December or in the first half of 2026.

Khaleda is ailing and travelled to London earlier this month for medical treatment after being cleared in another corruption case brought under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted last August in a mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule.

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