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Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia returns, adding pressure for elections
- After undergoing four months of medical treatment in London, Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s ex-Prime Minister, arrived back in Dhaka on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
- Zia's return follows her ailing health and medical treatment abroad and occurs amid political tension after Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led uprising last August.
- Zia, whose Bangladesh Nationalist Party opposes the current Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led government, arrived in a wheelchair and was greeted by thousands of supporters along a nine-kilometer road to her home in Gulshan.
- The BNP’s top leadership expressed that her return is a pivotal step toward restoring democratic governance and called it an uplifting moment for both the party and the nation.
- Her presence intensifies pressure on interim leaders to hold national elections by December or June next year, aiming to restore democratic rule amid lingering doubts about the government's commitment.
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Bangladesh: Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returns home surrounded by thousands of supporters
The former Prime Minister and leader of Bangladesh's main political party, Khaleda Zia, returned Tuesday, 6 May, to his country surrounded by thousands of his supporters after several months abroad for treatment.
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Loyalists cheer as ex-PM Khaleda Zia returns home to Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, chair of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home to cheering crowds on Tuesday after months abroad for medical treatment. Zia, 79, led the South Asian nation twice but was jailed for corruption in 2018 during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, her successor and lifelong rival who barred her from travelling abroad for medical care. The 79-year-old was released from house arrest after a …
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AlKhaleej TodayThousands greet Bangladesh ex-PM Zia as she returns home amid political resurgence
DHAKA, May 6 — Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, chair of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home to cheering crowds today after months abroad for medical treatment. Zia, 79, led the South Asian nation twice but was jailed for corruption in 2018 during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, her successor and lifelong rival who barred her from travelling abroad for medical care. The 79-year-old was released from house arres…
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