She has been stuck in her office for 40 days and slapped with a series of charges over the deadly violence outside, but Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia says she and her arch enemy Sheikh Hasina can still reach a deal to end the turmoil. In an exclusive interview with AFP, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Zia accused Prime Minister Hasina of killing democracy and the ruling Awami League of being behind the violence that has killed scores since the turn of the year.
But she also stressed her desire to reach a consensus to pull the country back from the brink, even if it meant talking to her nemesis.