Bangladesh Govt Will Send Letter to UK Parliament over Report on Zia's ‘House Arrest’ Status

The Bangladesh government will send a letter to the UK Parliament over an "insinuating and misleading" comment on the country’s ex-prime minister and opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia's current status in a human rights report.

This information was given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (July 12) at noon.

Earlier on Sunday (July 11th), the Foreign Ministry summoned acting British envoy Javed Patel over the issue.

The foreign ministry also issued a statement saying acting British envoy Patel has conveyed the government's views and disappointment with certain issues mentioned in the Bangladesh chapter of the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2020.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) released the report on Thursday.

"The acting (British) high commissioner was called mainly to clarify Begum Zia's current status…it (the report) said she was under "house arrest" contrary to the fact that she has been conditionally freed from jail," a foreign ministry official said.