In this file picture taken 10 January 2007, Bangladesh’s last main opposition party Leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed gestures during a political rally in Dhaka. Sheikh Hasina Wajed went on trial for corruption 30 January 2008, facing accusations that she extorted 435,000 USD from a power company owner, officials said. Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Awami League party, stood in the dock of a special fast-track court alongside her cousin and co-accused, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, prosecutor Mohammad Borhanuddin said. AFP PHOTO/Farjana K. GODHULY/FILES (Photo credit should read FARJANA K. GODHULY/AFP/Getty Images)
