Bangladeshi ‘slapper’ cleared

The leader of the British wing of one of Bangladesh’s main political parties accused of slapping a PA outside the country’s embassy during a protest has been cleared by magistrates. Mohammed Malique, 60, led hundreds of protestors who laid siege to the ornate government buildings in London. Khaleda Zia, who fronted the Bangladeshi Nationalist Party was jailed for corruption after being elected as premier. On 7 February of this year Shemin Reza, PA to the defence advisor, was outside the…