Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to Jail term for corruption

Turmoil in Bangladesh as ex-premier Begum Zia is convicted for corruption

Begum Khaleda Zia chief of the BNP has been given a five year jail term and the entire country is facing an agitation by her party.

Khaleda Zia appears before court in graft cases | (Image via Dhaka Tribune)

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Begum Khaleda Zia the ex-PM of Bangladesh has been sentenced to 5-year Jail term.

While in the opposition she was indicted by the anti-corruption bureau of embezzlement of 3.1 million Taka from the Zia Orphanage fund. This was the money that came from abroad for a humanitarian cause. Her eldest son Tarique Rahman and four others were charged along with her for the offense.

Tariq is the Vice-Chairman of the BNP( Bangladesh Nationalist party). Yahoo 

news has reported that the Begum is given five-year jail term while the others including her son have been sentenced to 10 years RI.

Politics in Bangladesh will certainly hot up.