Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and BNP chair, has died in Dhaka at 79 after prolonged illness, ending a defining era in the nation’s democratic politics.
A BNP candidate was wounded and a supporter killed in a gun attack in Chattogram, exposing deep-rooted criminal rivalries ahead of the national election.
The S Alam Group has filed an ICSID claim alleging Bangladesh’s interim administration froze assets and destroyed value, seeking compensation in the hundreds of millions.