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Bangladesh court orders ex-PM's arrest
Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia leaves court last week
A BANGLADESHI court ordered the arrest of opposition leader Khaleda Zia today over the 2015 torching of a bus that cost eight lives.
Comilla district court magistrate Joynab Begum issued a warrant for former prime minister Ms Zia and 54 other members of her Bangladesh National Party (BNP) after they failed to attend a packed hearing.
Public Prosecutor Mostafizur Rahman Liton said: “The court ordered arrests of 55, including Khaleda Zia, as they did not appear.”
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