August 7, 2024 12:54 PM

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled,one more twist to the decades-old saga of the "Battle of the Begums" for control of Bangladesh. President Mohammed Shahabuddin's office said that Khaleda, chief of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, had been freedafter discussions with defence chiefs and politicians. Between them, Hasina, 76, and Khaleda, 78, have dominated the count...