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Bangladesh Interim Leader Muhammad Yunus Freed In Corruption Case: Report
Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report.
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Bangladesh Top Court Rejects Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's Bail Plea In Graft Case
The Bangladesh Supreme Court today dismissed a bail plea filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
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Bangladesh High Court Gives Split Verdict On Allowing Khaleda Zia To Contest Polls
One of the judges of the two-member High Court bench favoured Khaleda Zia's candidacy while the other ruled that she was disqualified from the polls for being a convicted prisoner serving a 10-year jail term in two graft cases, court officials and lawyers said.
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Fresh Warrant Against Ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Zia After Graft Case Bail
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia was today granted bail in a corruption case but her plans to walk free were thwarted as a fresh warrant was issued against her in another case.
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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption
A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage.
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Bangladesh Courts Issue Arrest Warrants Against Former PM Khaleda Zia
Two arrest warrants were issued today against Bangladesh's Opposition leader and former premier Khaleda Zia after she failed to attend court hearings in graft and defamation cases, a move her lawyer said was a "ploy by the government" to stop her from returning home from London.
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'Battling Begums': Sheikh Hasina Says Zia Lacks Courage To Face Courts
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today criticised main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for repeatedly seeking time from court appearance in graft cases, saying the former premier lacks courage to face the courts.
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Bangladesh Court Rejects Former PM Khaleda Zia's Plea In Graft Case
A court today rejected two petitions of Bangladesh's embattled former prime minister Khaleda Zia who appeared before it in a graft case which accuses her of embezzling over $four lakh from a trust, saying there is "no ground" to re-examine the investigating officer.
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Bangladesh Court Orders New Graft Trial for Former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh's high court Wednesday ordered opposition chief Khaleda Zia to stand trial in a graft case dating back to 2007, heaping further pressure on the beleaguered former premier.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia Granted Bail in Graft Cases
Bangladesh's former premier and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia was granted bail in two graft cases today after she appeared before a special court, a potential sign of easing tension in the politically unstable South Asian country.
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High Court Defers Hearing on Khaleda Zia's Petitions in Graft Cases
The hearing on Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia's petitions seeking a change of judge and stay on the arrest warrant against her in two graft cases involving over USD 650,000 was deferred today by a week.
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Bangladesh Supreme Court Clears Way for Khaleda Zia's Trial on Graft Charges
In a major blow to Bangladesh's main opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Supreme Court today rejected an appeal challenging her indictment in a graft case, clearing the way for her trial which could see her jailed for life if found guilty.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia Goes on Trial for Graft
Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia went on trial on Monday charged with embezzling $650,000 in two corruption cases that could see her jailed for life if found guilty.
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Bangladesh Interim Leader Muhammad Yunus Freed In Corruption Case: Report
Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report.
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Bangladesh Top Court Rejects Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's Bail Plea In Graft Case
The Bangladesh Supreme Court today dismissed a bail plea filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
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Bangladesh High Court Gives Split Verdict On Allowing Khaleda Zia To Contest Polls
One of the judges of the two-member High Court bench favoured Khaleda Zia's candidacy while the other ruled that she was disqualified from the polls for being a convicted prisoner serving a 10-year jail term in two graft cases, court officials and lawyers said.
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Fresh Warrant Against Ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Zia After Graft Case Bail
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia was today granted bail in a corruption case but her plans to walk free were thwarted as a fresh warrant was issued against her in another case.
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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption
A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage.
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Bangladesh Courts Issue Arrest Warrants Against Former PM Khaleda Zia
Two arrest warrants were issued today against Bangladesh's Opposition leader and former premier Khaleda Zia after she failed to attend court hearings in graft and defamation cases, a move her lawyer said was a "ploy by the government" to stop her from returning home from London.
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'Battling Begums': Sheikh Hasina Says Zia Lacks Courage To Face Courts
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today criticised main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for repeatedly seeking time from court appearance in graft cases, saying the former premier lacks courage to face the courts.
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Bangladesh Court Rejects Former PM Khaleda Zia's Plea In Graft Case
A court today rejected two petitions of Bangladesh's embattled former prime minister Khaleda Zia who appeared before it in a graft case which accuses her of embezzling over $four lakh from a trust, saying there is "no ground" to re-examine the investigating officer.
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Bangladesh Court Orders New Graft Trial for Former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh's high court Wednesday ordered opposition chief Khaleda Zia to stand trial in a graft case dating back to 2007, heaping further pressure on the beleaguered former premier.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia Granted Bail in Graft Cases
Bangladesh's former premier and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia was granted bail in two graft cases today after she appeared before a special court, a potential sign of easing tension in the politically unstable South Asian country.
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High Court Defers Hearing on Khaleda Zia's Petitions in Graft Cases
The hearing on Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia's petitions seeking a change of judge and stay on the arrest warrant against her in two graft cases involving over USD 650,000 was deferred today by a week.
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Bangladesh Supreme Court Clears Way for Khaleda Zia's Trial on Graft Charges
In a major blow to Bangladesh's main opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Supreme Court today rejected an appeal challenging her indictment in a graft case, clearing the way for her trial which could see her jailed for life if found guilty.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia Goes on Trial for Graft
Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia went on trial on Monday charged with embezzling $650,000 in two corruption cases that could see her jailed for life if found guilty.
