Jailed ex-B'desh PM Khaleda Zia barred from contesting polls
Jailed former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been barred from contesting the upcoming general elections. This follows a ruling by a Bangladeshi High Court that those sentenced to over two years in jail in a graft case cannot contest the elections even if their appeals are pending. The two-time former Prime Minister has been convicted in two corruption cases.