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Bangladesh court orders opposition leader Zia's arrest

Published: 30 Mar 2016 - 02:15 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 04:28 am
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 Khaleda Zia

Dhaka:  A Bangladesh court Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for her role in a deadly fire-bombing protest campaign against the government last year, a prosecutor said.

A judge in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court issued the warrant against Zia after accepting a police charge-sheet against her over the campaign last January, prosecutor Shah Alam Talukdar told AFP.

AFP