Head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was an opponent of Prime Minister Hasina, who resigned and fled the country. Bangladesh has released Begum Khaleda Zia, the chair of the main opposition party, from house arrest, the president’s office announced. On Tuesday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin announced Zia’s release from house arrest and dissolved parliament after calls from the student-led national movement. Meanwhile, …
Bangladesh's main opposition party organised a rally calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation to allow free and fair elections, causing the government to deploy paramilitary forces to ensure security as activists clashed with police in Dhaka. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia organised a major rally in the capital, while the ruling Awami …
