Staff Reporter :
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be taken to her residence ‘Feroza’ in city’s Gulshan after being released.
“She (Khaleda) will stay at her residence (Feroza) and receive medical treatment from there,” Shamim Iskandar, younger brother of the BNP chairperson, told the media on Tuesday night.
He thanked the government for its decision on releasing her saying, “We are very happy with the decision.”
Receipt upon the news of Khaleda Zia’s release, people involved in her
housekeeping and security have returned to Feroza.
Earlier, the government decided to free ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail upon conditions, suspending her conviction orders for six months.
“We have decided to release her on humanitarian grounds as per the instructions of the Prime Minister,” Law Minister Anisul Huq said at a media briefing on Tuesday. “She can receive treatment staying at her home, but she cannot go abroad.”
The government decided to release Khaleda Zia in response to appeals from her family, Huq said.
Khaleda Zia, 74, who has thrice been prime minister, has been in jail since she was convicted in a graft case in February 2018. Her health condition has been deteriorating for months and she was moved to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in April last year.
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be taken to her residence ‘Feroza’ in city’s Gulshan after being released.
“She (Khaleda) will stay at her residence (Feroza) and receive medical treatment from there,” Shamim Iskandar, younger brother of the BNP chairperson, told the media on Tuesday night.
He thanked the government for its decision on releasing her saying, “We are very happy with the decision.”
Receipt upon the news of Khaleda Zia’s release, people involved in her
housekeeping and security have returned to Feroza.
Earlier, the government decided to free ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail upon conditions, suspending her conviction orders for six months.
“We have decided to release her on humanitarian grounds as per the instructions of the Prime Minister,” Law Minister Anisul Huq said at a media briefing on Tuesday. “She can receive treatment staying at her home, but she cannot go abroad.”
The government decided to release Khaleda Zia in response to appeals from her family, Huq said.
Khaleda Zia, 74, who has thrice been prime minister, has been in jail since she was convicted in a graft case in February 2018. Her health condition has been deteriorating for months and she was moved to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in April last year.
