No legal scope to send Khaleda abroad for treatment: Home boss
28 December 2021, 03:42 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 11:36 am
There is no scope in the law to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
He said: “According to the Law Ministry’s opinion, we have no legal scope to let Khaleda Zia go abroad for treatment. The Ministry gave its opinion with the explanation of the relevant law, and we’re reviewing it.”
The opinion of the ministry will be sent to the Prime Minister after its review, the home minister said.
On Monday, the Law Ministry forwarded its opinion to the Home Ministry on an application seeking permission to allow Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment.
Khaleda Zia has been receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital for various health complications since November 13.
The BNP chief’s medical board members on November 28 said she immediately needs to go abroad for better treatment as she was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.
On behalf of her family, Khaleda's younger brother, Shamim Iskander, submitted an application to the Home Ministry on November 11 seeking permission to take her abroad for treatment.
