Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda arrested on graft charge
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Security forces arrested former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption on Monday, a signal of the interim government's determination to root out graft under the emergency rule imposed eight months ago.
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Bangladesh imposed a complete ban on political activity late Thursday as the outgoing prime minister's son was remanded in custody after his arrest in an intensified anti-graft crackdown.
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Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested at her home in the capital on Monday and sent to jail to face extortion charges, her party and court officials said.
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At least eight top politicians are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials and media reports say.
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party of detained former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia is wooing the man she fired as the country's president five years ago to take charge of the divided party.
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The son of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is held as part of Dhaka's anti-corruption drive.
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Pakistani police re-arrested the  husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Tuesday, less  than a month after his release from jail raised hopes for  reconciliation with military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
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Two Nigerian ex-governors accused of corruption have been arrested, say anti-graft officials.
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A Bangladesh court remanded a senior politician, a former junior minister and a top businessman in police custody for interrogation, officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a long list of prominent officials to be held in a corruption crackdown.
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A Bangladesh court remanded two politicians and a top businessman in police custody for interrogation, officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a long list of prominent officials to be held in a corruption crackdown.
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Asif Zardari, husband of ex-Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto, is re-arrested as police and opposition supporters clash.
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The husband of the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was put under house detention yesterday as a court ordered his arrest in a murder case, just a month after he had been freed on bail.
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Police in emergency-ruled Bangladesh on Monday arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the latest high-profile figure to be hauled in as part of a massive anti-corruption campaign.
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Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and taken into detention on Monday about three hours after arriving home from exile vowing to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.
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A senior Bangladeshi politician is detained in prison for a further 30 days following his arrest last month.
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Pakistani security forces have arrested a former Taleban defence minister, intelligence officials say.
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With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.