Dhaka: Hours after Sheikh Hasina stepped down as Prime Minister, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin ordered the immediate release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia, Hasina’s biggest opponent.
Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh Prime Minister who is currently jailed, will be released immediately, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin ordered on Monday.
The development came hours after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister, ending her 15 years of rule, and fled the country.
According to a press statement, the decision was taken at a meeting with opposition party members. Shahabuddin had “decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately”: a press statement said.
