The BNP eventually boycotted the elections and became the Opposition having no representation in Parliament. Zia's arrest, and subsequently BNP's continued absence from the political scene, will all but decimate the party's political influence across Bangladesh. 104 likes. February 09, 2018 15:03:34 IST, Subscribe to Moneycontrol Pro at ₹499 for the first year. Such is their rivalry that in 2013, Khaleda chose to celebrate her birthday on 15 August, to mark the occasion on which Hasina lost almost her whole family in a bloody military coup. He was assassinated in a military coup in 1975, along with most of his family. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/30/profile-who-is-sheikh-hasina Sheikh Hasina vs Khaleda Zia. On the other hand Begam Khaleda Zia and her ally Jamat's hardliner mentality doesn't go well with typical Bengali culture & values. At that time, Hasina was opposition leader and her arch rival, Khaleda Zia, was prime minister. Khaleda and the BNP say the charges are part of a plot to keep her and her family out of politics. READ FULL STORY A court in Bangladesh sentenced Opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail on Thursday after convicting the former prime minister of embezzling money meant for an orphanage. Hasina is the daugher of Mujibur Rahman, who led the country to independence from Pakistan in December 1971. Since 1991, when Khaleda first became prime minister, the office has largely swung back and forth between the two warring women. Khaleda has an upper hand because of the element of "faith" she has in the armed forces. According to their affidavits accompanying their applications for candidacy in … "When Hasina came to power for the second time, in 2009, she took a more aggressive approach, going after her enemies and settling scores... Hasina has outsmarted Zia, who shows signs of frailty," the report said. "When Hasina came to power for the second time, in 2009, she took a more aggressive approach, going after her enemies and settling scores... Hasina has outsmarted Zia, who shows signs of frailty," the report said. The cash in hand of both leaders decreased. Such is the level of hostility and acrimony between them that Mrs Zia was once reported to have declared that she would celebrate her birthday on the anniversary of the assassination of Mrs Hasina's father, along with more than 20 of his close relatives. Mrs Zia's husband, a former military dictator, was also assassinated. I Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia | two sons, and displayed little enthusiasm for politics until her husband's death. Her party came to power again in 2001. Since neither side is showing any sign of wanting to end the violent confrontation between the opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Awami League government, headed by her archrival, Sheikh Hasina, there is danger that Bangladesh might plunge yet again into the kind of prolonged and virulent campaigns of murder and mayhem that have been … She kept nothing for the country, sold everything," Khaleda had said, according to PTI. According to DailyO, "The call for army deployment (ahead of the elections) is a clever political move by the BNP leader... it is an obvious political initiative to woo the army and at the same time a possible bid to wean them away from those at the helm of power.". Her son, Tarique Rahman, and four others were also jailed for 10 years each at the end of a case that lasted nearly 10 years. Hasina, meanwhile, looks set to become stronger and even more powerful, much in the manner of her idol Indira Gandhi, The Indian Express report adds. Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the former governments of Ziaur Rahman, Hussain Muhammad Ershad and Khaleda Zia … Stadium, Arena & Sports Venue Sheikh Hasina was born in Tungipara, East Pakistan on 28 September 1947. Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina are known as the 'Battling Begums' for their bitter rivalry that has poisoned Bangladeshi politics for nearly three decades. Sheikh Hasina earns TK:4.50 lakh from agriculture and TK:4.48 lakh from house rent while Khaleda Zia earns TK.5,23 lakh from house rent and TK. The renewed tension between them raises the spectre of a long, destabilising spell of unrest for Bangladesh and its economy. "Hasina dreams of remaining in power for life. Abdi 30 May, 2019 10:11 am IST. Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia’s Practices of Ethical Politics in the Country This Grand Alliance set the government on 6 January 2009 among Sheikh Hasina, repeated as the prime minister. Both have also laid claim to aspects of Bangladesh's independence. The renewed tension between them raises the spectre of a long, destabilising spell of unrest for Bangladesh and its economy. Zia, 72, and Hasina, 70, are known as the 'Battling Begums' for their bitter rivalry that has poisoned Bangladeshi politics for nearly three decades. Meanwhile, some reports suggest that the political rivalry could also be fuelling terror attacks in Bangladesh. She has done many things for this. According to BBC Khaleda Zia is celebrating her birth day on 15 August, as in this day her political rival Sheikh Hasina's almost whole family including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed and it is officially declared as National Mourning Day of Bangladesh. I did not want to," she told Time.4 "But party leaders started consulting me and I had to join due to public pressure." But now the "unthinkable" in Bangladesh's fractious politics may happen - former prime minister Khaleda Zia has agreed to sit and talk with arch rival Sheikh Hasina "in national interest". Ahead of general elections in Bangladesh, arch rivals Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia are wooing the electorate in the predominantly Muslim south Asian … Zia, 72, and Hasina, 70, are known as the 'Battling Begums' for their bitter rivalry that has poisoned Bangladeshi politics for nearly three decades. Zia's arrest, and subsequently BNP's continued absence from the political scene, will all but decimate the party's political influence across Bangladesh. Use code PRO499. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.