Khaleda’s Jail Term Suspension To Be Extended

The government is going to extend the suspension of the jail term of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for six more months. Local news portals said the law ministry has recommended the extension of Khaleda Zia’s stay out of jail on the previous two conditions.

The law ministry has given its opinion regarding the extension on the two previous conditions that she won't go abroad and take treatment in the country. The law ministry’s opinion would be sent to the home ministry. Later, the home ministry will complete the next procedure and publish the gazette in the end.

An official of the law ministry told the media that the law minister Anisul Huq confirmed the development to newsmen. The former prime minister was sent to Old Dhaka Central Jail after she had been sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a special court in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on 8 February 2018.

She was convicted in a second corruption case later. The government on 25 March in 2020 released Khaleda Zia on a few conditions in an executive order.

The BNP chief has been staying at her Gulshan residence since her release from jail. A special team of her personal physicians has been overseeing her treatment.

It is reported that now the home ministry would issue a notification after completing the next procedures.