DHAKA – A court in eastern Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for formerprime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia involving an arson attackduring an anti-government protest two years ago.
Magistrate issued orders in a packed courtroom in Comilla district againstKhaleda Zia and 48 other opposition activists in the case after a policeofficial pressed charges against them.
The official says authorities found Khaleda Zia and the others responsiblefor the attack on a bus that killed eight people in 2015. (AP)