Bangladesh, Jan. 6 -- Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been cleared to travel domestically and abroad after giving statements to two high-profile commissions investigating the violent protests that led to the collapse of his government last year. The decision to lift restrictions on Sharma comes as Nepal prepares for national elections amid lingering political tension, unresolved accountability questions, and deep public anger over corruption and state violence.

KP Sharma, who served as Nepals prime minister three times and remains chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), or UML, had faced travel restrictions following the September uprising that toppled his administration. The protests, ini...