Bangladesh President orders release of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia

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Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin has ordered the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia. After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country, President Shahabuddin ordered the release of Zia. After Prime Minister Hasina resigned, Chief of Army Staff Waqar Uj Zaman said that an interim government would be formed.

Accordingly, President Shahabuddin has also instructed to form an interim government by including all stakeholders. According to President Shahabuddin's communication team, Zia, who is also the president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has been ordered to be released immediately.

78-year-old Zia is being treated in the hospital due to her health condition. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison by Sheikh Hasina Sakar on charges of corruption.