her rival can leaders the former premier and leader of the now opposition bangladesh nationalist party was jailed for five years in february for corruption she's to wreak rahman's mother. the court case over the grenade attack has taken nearly fourteen years with fifty two people accused prosecutors say they'll press for rahman to also be handed the death penalty to former ministers and two former heads of the country's powerful intelligence agencies have been sentenced to hang alongside fifteen other suspects. security has been tightened across the country following the verdict. whatever is needed to be done to provide safety to the people we will do it no anarchy will be tolerated everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. elections in bangladesh are planned for this december rahman's lawyer says the timing of this verdict is politically motivated that he wanted a no witness has stated that he was involved in any conspiracy or underground meeting for that but he has been sentenced to life imprisonment wrongly. his party is demanding the release of his mother and an interim government

he happens to be also the acting chairperson of the bangladesh nationalist party puts the opposition party very precarious situation because chairperson. is serving a prison sentence right now she is in the hospital because she is not government. that they are going to appeal the verdict of. the opposition hasn't come out with a formal request or protest yet the indian made any reaction either but they have the right to appeal to this case in a political. situation during the election this is a major case that is going to put the opposition in a precarious situation no doubt just a quick look at some other stories making news around the world today and police in germany of arrested a man in connection with the death of a journalist thirty year old victorian i don't know if it was raped and killed in the old in bulgaria town of say she had been investigating alleged fraud with e.u. funds involving businessmen and politicians her body was found in a park and showed signs of suffocation and blows to the heads. and how it can michael continues to build strength and is near in florida as

her rival can lead a zia the former premier and leader of the now opposition bangladesh nationalist party was jailed for five years in february for corruption she's to wreak rahman's mutha. the court case over the grenade attack has taken nearly fourteen is with fifty two people accused prosecutors say they'll press for rahman to also be handed the death penalty to former ministers and two former heads of the country's powerful intelligence agencies have been sentenced to hang alongside fifteen other suspects. security has been tightened across the country following the verdict. and i want whatever's needed to be done to provide safety to the people we will do it no anarchy will be tolerated everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. elections in bangladesh are planned for this december rahman's lawyer says the timing of this verdict is politically motivated said he wanted us no witness has stated that he was involved in any conspiracy or underground meeting for that but he has been sentenced to life imprisonment wrongly. his party is demanding the release of his mother and an interim gove

her rival leaders zia the former premier and leader of the now opposition bangladesh nationalist party was jailed for five years in february for corruption she's to wreak rahman's mother. the court case over the grenade attack has taken nearly fourteen years with fifty two people accused prosecutors say they'll press for rahman to also be handed the death penalty to former ministers and two former heads of the country's powerful intelligence agencies have been sentenced to hang alongside fifteen other suspects security has been tightened across the country following the verdict. whatever is needed to be done to provide safety to the people we will do it no anarchy will be tolerated everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. elections in bangladesh are planned for this december rahman's lawyer says the timing of this verdict is politically motivated that he wanted a no witness has stated that he was involved in any conspiracy or underground meeting for that but he has been sentenced to life imprisonment wrongly his party is demanding the release of his mother and an interim government in

the last government of bangladesh nationalist party very high up including. three other minister at least three inspector general of police administrative official high ranking intelligence officer of all. different crimes some were given life and some were given that sentence. the most prominent is of course the. opposition leader and former prime minister. tariq ramadan as the mentioned he's in exile in london and this is going to put a dent to the bangladesh nationalist party effort to mobilize itself during the coming election government came up with the reaction they're happy with the body they say they're going to appeal for. they want to death sentence for him so they're going to appeal to the high court for the opposition they haven't come out with a reaction yet there is no straight demonstration in fear of arrest and heavy handed police tactics one of the sons of egypt's former president mohamed morsy has been arrested at his home in cairo the family say they don't know where he was picked up his one of five children and was sentenced to a year in j

her rival can lead a zia the former premier and leader of the now opposition bangladesh nationalist party was jailed for five years in february for corruption she's to wreak rahman's mutha. the court case over the grenade attack has taken nearly fourteen is with fifty two people accused prosecutors say they'll press for rahman to also be handed the death penalty to former ministers and two former heads of the country's powerful intelligence agencies have been sentenced to hang alongside fifteen other suspects. security has been tightened across the country following the verdict. whatever is needed to be done to provide safety to the people we will do it no anarchy will be tolerated everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. elections in bangladesh are planned for this december rahman's lawyer says the timing of this verdict is politically motivated that he wanted no witness has stated that was involved in any quantity or undergone meeting for that but he has been sentenced to life imprisonment wrongly his party is demanding the release of his mother and an interim government in order to pa

the number of people who were with the last government of bangladesh nationalist party very high up including. secretary off from my affairs three other ministers or at least three inspector general of police administrative official a high ranking intelligence officer of all were found guilty in different times some were given a life sentence some were given that sentence among the most prominent is of course the eldest son. and former prime minister. tariq ramadan as you have mentioned he's in exile in london and this is going to put a dent to the bangladesh nationalist party effort to mobilize itself during the upcoming election government came up with their reaction they're happy with the body they say they're going to appeal for case they wanted that sentence for him so they're going to appeal to the high court for the opposition they haven't come out with a reaction yet there is no straight demonstration in fear of arrest and heavy handed police tactic now we also know that the opposition previously say this case is very much a politically motivated it's farcical the witnesses are not re

bangladesh is the daughter of the country's first president. the main political parties in bangladesh are dynastic. we also see a few posters of holly the zia leader of the country's largest opposition party the bangladesh nationalist party or b.n.p. zia's husband was a well known general. back in dhaka we meet the secretary general of the b.n.p. mir's on them gear has been sent to jail several times just like the leader of his party when the b.n.p. was in power they were just as ruthless with their opposition we're told that people who oppose the ruling party often vanish without a trace neither of the two large political parties that vie for power in bangladesh appear willing to make concessions they always blame us for everything so everything clinic. in the same it is that once and for that so this is the mindset that is the probably and this country in any democratic country throughout the whole flight and you have the dialogue within the government body and obligation it would destroy the democratic system in by all of this that is. the engine of. extremism to rise. i. ordinary people in bangladesh have other worries. the next morning we go to one of the slums of dhaka to me a reef. she lives with her mother

position party bangladesh nationalist party in a very challenging position even though the gear up for the election but they haven't announced whether they will run for the election however that came up with their announcement today that they will have a nationwide protest tomorrow all across the country in protest for this conviction you know how is the opposition officially reacting so far i mean. well the opposition cases are very much politically motivated they went on to say that even the chief justice the last chief justice. who was forced out of the cold and he's now in exile in america who recently wrote a book highly critical of the government interference in the judicial system that point that out that this is obviously a very politically motivated case although that one hundred twenty party alliance with a very prominent jury and a constitutional lawyer now their get out for the election but they haven't announced they keep saying they need an interim government one of the key demand and i could demand is that opposition leader khaled has to be out of the prison.

a man fled bangladesh to london in two thousand and eight and now leads the opposition bangladesh nationalist party he was tried and convicted in absentia the criminal conspiracy and multiple counts of murder for the two thousand and four attack. as then opposition leader sheikh hasina addressed a crowded rally in the bangladeshi capital. the grenade blast killed dozens of people and wounded more than five hundred including has seen a who suffered severe injuries and one in she went on to win a landslide victory in two thousand and eight becoming prime minister.

he happens to be all for the acting chairperson of the bangladesh nationalist party this puts the opposition party in a very precarious situation because chairperson. is serving a prison sentence right now she is in the hospital because she is not government on its say that they are going to appeal the verdict up and request for a death sentence the opposition hasn't come out with a formal request or protest yet didn't demand any reaction either but they have the right to appeal to this case in a political. situation during the election this is a major case that is going to put the opposition in a precarious situation no doubt. one of the sons of egypt's former president mohamed morsy has been arrested at his home in cairo the family of morsy so they don't know where he's been taken until the morsy is one of five children and was sentenced to a year in jail in twenty fifteen for alleged drug possession former president mohammed morsi has been in jail since he was ousted in the military coup in twenty thirteen al jazeera has been given access to a report not yet released by a panel of u.n. ex

he happens to be all for the acting chairperson of the bangladesh nationalist party this puts the opposition party in a very precarious situation because chairperson ourself is serving a prison sentence right now she is in the hospital because she is ill and the government on its say that they are going to appeal the verdict of particular man and request for the death sentence the opposition hasn't come out with a formal request or protest yet didn't demand any reaction either but they have the right to appeal to this case in a political. situation during the election this is a major case that is going to put the opposition in a precarious situation no doubt. the deal with. demilitarized province is being fulfilled. already withdrawn from the area. over the fifteenth deadline the last rebel held area reports from beirut. have been removed from a planned demilitarized zone in. turkey state media say the syrian opposition and what it called. armed groups complied with an october tenth deadline it was the first major test of a deal with russia to avoid a syrian government offensive a twenty kil