Ex-leader Khaleda Zia returns to Bangladesh at ‘crucial time for democracy’ | Politics News

Zia’s presence raises pressure on the interim government to set a date for elections nine months after her archrival Hasina’s ouster.

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has returned to Dhaka after four months of medical treatment in the British capital, London, raising pressure on the country’s interim government to set a date for national elections.

Zia’s return on Tuesday came at a critical juncture for Bangladesh, which has been governed by an interim administration…