孟加拉国一家法院星期三由于前总理齐亚未能到庭发出了对她的逮捕令。卡莉达·齐亚涉嫌与两起腐败案有关。
齐亚的律师说，由于目前孟加拉国局势动荡，齐亚担心自己的安全，她一直驻守在办公室。
齐亚被控非法为一个慈善组织购买土地，而这家慈善组织是以她已故的丈夫、前总统拉赫曼命名。
齐亚曾说，对她的指控是出于政治动机。上个月，齐亚的政党抵制了议会选举。她呼吁支持者在全国范围内阻塞交通，争取推翻现任总理哈西娜。
孟加拉国两个主要政党之间的紧张关系引发抗议和暴力，已造成约100人死亡。
A court in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in connection with two corruption cases after she failed to appear in court.
Her lawyers argued she was concerned about safety due to ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, and that she has been confined to her office.
Ms. Zia has been charged with illegally buying land for a charity named after her late husband, former President Ziaur Rahman.
She has said the charges are politically motivated. Her party boycotted parliamentary elections last month, and she has called on her supporters to enforce a nationwide transportation ban as part of an effort to topple current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The tensions between the two main parties in Bangladesh led to protests and violence that has killed about 100 people.
