Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has been freed from jail, a Bangladesh National Party spokesperson said. Begum Khaleda Zia’s release comes barely a day after Bangladesh Awami League Sheikh Hasina resigned from the PM’s chair and left the country amid widespread violence against her party.
Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was serving a 17-year sentence in various corruption cases. Khaleda Zia first became the Prime Minister in 1991 and served in office till 1996. Her second stint as the PM of Bangladesh came in 2001 and lasted till 2006.
The order for the release of Khaleda Zia was issued by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin just hours after, her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina fled the nation.
(This is a developing story and will be updated.)
