Bangladesh Opposition Demands Release of Leader Before National Election

As Bangladesh gears up for national elections later this year, the largest opposition party in the country is staging mass protests demanding the immediate release of their jailed leader, Khaleda Zia. The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) says the freedom of the former three-term prime minister should be a priority for the government in the interest of free and fair elections, which are expected to be held in December. BNP chairperson Zia, 73, has been in jail since February after a court...

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