'Govt Exploring Legal Options to Allow Khaleda Zia to Go Abroad for Medical Treatment'

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque said the government was exploring legal options to allow BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment.

The law minister was speaking at the inauguration of the 25th Judicial Administration Training Course for District and Sessions Judges and Metropolitan Sessions Judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in the capital on Sunday (December 5).

He said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is considering the issue of Khaleda Zia from a humanitarian point of view. Earlier, two petitions were rejected for allowing Khaleda Zia to go abroad. Now we are looking into whether there is any other legal option in this regard. The decision should be taken after all the checks and balances so that the law is not violated."

Earlier, the minister said, "The government has enacted the Digital Security Act to curb cyber-crime, not to restrict freedom of expression or freedom of the press."

The minister also said that eight cyber tribunals have been set up in eight divisions of the country to try cyber-crime cases.

"District judges have to oversee the work of the cyber tribunal," he said.

The meeting was chaired by JATI Director General Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana and was also addressed by Law Secretary Mohammad Golam Sarwar.