BNP Standing Committee Member, Nazrul Islam Khan, demanded their party chief, Khaleda Zia, be admitted to United Hospital in Dhaka.
He made the statement while talking to reporters after a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday morning.
He said: “The BNP chief is very sick. She is not being treated properly. We are concerned.”
“We have urged the home minister to take proper steps regarding her [Khaleda Zia’s] treatment and have asked him to admit her to United Hospital.”
Regarding the matter, Minister Kamal said: “They [BNP delegation] had come. We will take steps regarding Khaleda’s treatment according to jail codes.”
“We will talk to specialized doctors and do whatever is needed.”
Former prime minister Khaleda Zia has been kept at the old central jail since February 8, after a Dhaka court sentenced her to five years in prison in a corruption case.
A three-member BNP delegation, led by Nazrul Islam Khan, met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the morning.This article was first published on banglatribune.com
Sunday, March 16, 2025
