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Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Bangladesh
A major post-1980 political figure associated with Bangladesh's 1990 democratic transition, 1996 and 2001 elections, and later election crises.
Aliases: Begum Khaleda Zia, Khaleda Zia Rahman, বেগম খালেদা জিয়া
Included because official and established public biographies document her roles as prime minister, BNP chairperson, parliamentary leader, and central participant in Bangladesh's election history.
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Incidents
Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Bangladesh
Source-backed themes: parliamentary government, opposition leadership, caretaker-government transition, election boycotts, and electoral competition.
The public-interest value is understanding how power in state institutions, policing, media, urban governance, or finance is discussed in records.
Bangladesh Parliament and public biographical records document Khaleda Zia's parliamentary leadership and two premierships. Her links to election incidents are political and institutional context, not findings of personal responsibility for every reported event.
Next steps should model each claim, case, court order, response, or correction as a separate structured record.
Election incident · 2024-01-07
An election incident record concerning the opposition boycott, participation concerns, violence, and reported irregularities around the 2024 national election.
Explore incidentElection incident · 2018-12-30
An election incident record concerning reported opposition pressure, intimidation, voter suppression, and vote-rigging allegations around the 2018 national election.
Explore incidentElection incident · 2014-01-05
An election incident record concerning the opposition boycott, political violence, killings, and reported government and opposition abuses around the January 5, 2014 election.
Explore incidentElection incident · 2007-01-11
An election incident record concerning pre-election violence, postponement of the January 22, 2007 poll, emergency rule, and caretaker-government change.
Explore incidentElection incident · 2001-10-01 2001-12-31
An election incident record concerning reports of attacks, discrimination, and property violence against Hindu minorities after the October 2001 general election.
Explore incidentElection incident · 1996-02-15
An election incident record concerning the opposition boycott, election-related violence, and the subsequent caretaker-government transition.
Explore incidentPublic protest · 1990-12-06
A historical public-protest record concerning the sustained 1980s movement against Ershad's authoritarian rule, the three-alliance democratic campaign, and the transfer of power on December 6, 1990.
Explore incidentHuman Rights Watch · 1 Jun 1996
Human Rights Watch documented political violence, intimidation, and human-rights abuses around the February 1996 election and the opposition boycott.
Amnesty International · 1 Oct 2001
Amnesty International documented attacks and discrimination against Hindu minorities after the October 2001 general election, including reported killings and property attacks.
European Parliament · 6 Sep 2007
The European Parliament recorded poll-related violence, postponement of the scheduled January 2007 election, emergency rule, and restrictions under the caretaker government.
Human Rights Watch · 29 Apr 2014
Human Rights Watch documented opposition violence, government abuses, killings, and attacks around the January 5, 2014 election and its boycott.
TIME · 31 Dec 2018
TIME reported pre-election violence, opposition pressure, and allegations of voter suppression and vote rigging surrounding the December 2018 parliamentary election.
Council of the European Union · 9 Jan 2024
The European Union called for investigation of reported election irregularities after the January 2024 parliamentary election and noted concerns about participation and violence.
The Daily Star · 22 Dec 2018
The Daily Star reported Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan's comments about election violence and threats involving election officials before the December 2018 poll.
The Daily Star · 6 Dec 2024
The Daily Star described the nationwide movement against Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the three-alliance democratic campaign, and his transfer of power on December 6, 1990.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 30 Dec 2025
BSS described Khaleda Zia's premiership, BNP leadership, and roles in Bangladesh's parliamentary and electoral history.
Banglapedia · 1 Jan 2022
Banglapedia records Khaleda Zia's two premierships, BNP chairpersonship, and the political context of the February 1996 and 2008 elections.