Bangladesh ex-PM avoids graft arrest
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia avoided arrest on corruption charges yesterday, after a court granted her bail.
Zia appeared amid tight security before a special anti-graft court in the capital, Dhaka, to request bail more than a month after warrants for her arrest were issued, her lawyers said.
Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has intensified protests this year in a bid to force Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and hold a new vote under a neutral administration after a disputed 2014 poll.
Zia’s lawyer said she had been unable to appear for previous court hearings “for health and security reasons.” Her next appearance was set for May 5.
More than 120 people have been killed and hundreds injured in political violence amid transport blockades and strikes by the opposition aimed at toppling the government.
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