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Khaleda was freed from house arrest in August 2024 after Hasina’s ouster.
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Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
She was released on a $100,000 surety bond and was allowed to leave the state to spend her pre-trial period under house arrest at both her mother and father's homes in Tennessee.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
He was released on $25,000 bond with an ankle monitor under house arrest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Test of government stability The verdict came just days after another court denied a bid by Najib to serve his jail sentence under house arrest - a decision that reignited tensions within current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration.
—Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
She was released on a $100,000 surety bond and was allowed to leave the state to spend her pre-trial period under house arrest at both her mother and father's homes in Tennessee.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
He was released on $25,000 bond with an ankle monitor under house arrest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Test of government stability The verdict came just days after another court denied a bid by Najib to serve his jail sentence under house arrest - a decision that reignited tensions within current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration.
—Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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