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    555 : Political Transformation In Bangladesh: From Despair To Hope?

    Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy

    19 February 2018

    In early February 2018, a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and other accused in an orphanage corruption case to rigorous imprisonment. The verdict is important for the state of national politics in Bangladesh. This brief highlights the implications of the judicial ruling on political developments Bangladesh.