Looking for legal scopes for Khaleda’s treatment abroad : Anisul Huq
05 December 2021, 05:35 pm | Updated: 21 November 2024, 10:27 pm
The Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday, The government is looking into legal provisions to find whether there is any option allowing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to travel abroad for advanced medical treatment.
Speaking to the media after attending an event at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in Dhaka, Law Minister said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was considering the issue of Khaleda “from a humanitarian aspect.”
He said “We are looking into the laws to find whether there’s any scope. Any decision has to be taken after assessing all aspects so that the law is not violated.”
The BNP has been demonstrating for the past few days demanding its chief to be allowed to go abroad for treatment.
The 76-year-old former prime minister is now admitted to Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital. She is out of jail through a government executive order suspending her sentence in a graft case.
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