Dhaka, April 05 (ANI): Bangladesh's former Prime Minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia was granted bail in two graft cases on Sunday after she appeared before a special court, a potential sign of easing tension in the politically unstable South Asian country. Zia appeared amid tight security before a special anti-graft court in the capital, Dhaka, to request bail more than a month after warrants for her arrest were issued. Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has intensified protests this year in a bid to force Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and hold a new vote under a neutral caretaker administration after a disputed 2014 poll. The BNP refused to take part in the 2014 general election, saying it was rigged. The 69-year-old former leader has been staying in her office in Dhaka's diplomatic enclave since she was prevented from holding a mass rally in January, the first anniversary of the disputed election.

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