Khaleda Zia to be flown to London: Air ambulance approved for critically ill ex-Bangladesh PM; transfer likely by Friday

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia (File photo) A medical board overseeing critically ill former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has determined to send her to London for specialist treatment, according to her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain.According to PTI, Zia, aged 80 and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, is scheduled for transfer via air ambulance […]

‘USAID and Clinton’: Ex-Bangladesh minister alleges US-backed plot to topple Hasina; says coup was ‘carefully planned’

Bill Clinton, Sheikh Hasina (File photos) A former Bangladeshi minister has alleged that the 2024 riots, which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, were backed by USAID and the Bill Clinton family. Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, who served in Hasina’s cabinet, made the claims in an interview with Russia Today. Chowdhury said that several […]

‘Domestic, foreign forces involved in last year uprising against Hasina’: Ex-Bangladesh PM’s lawyer

Sheikh Hasina (File photo) By Ahsan TasnimDHAKA: “Domestic and foreign forces” were involved in the last year uprising against former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, and with their backing, Muhammad Yunus was offered the post of interim govt chief, her lawyer claimed in the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday, as it tries her in cases of […]