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Bangladesh court hands former PM Khaleda Zia new jail term
Khaleda Zia has been in prison since February when she was sentenced to five years for embezzling funds for an orphanage.
By AFP
October 29, 2018
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated.
A judge in the capital Dhaka found her guilty of graft charges linked to the misappropriation of 31.5 million taka ($375,000) set aside for a charity.
Zia has been in prison since February when she was sentenced to five years for embezzling funds for an orphanage.
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