Khaleda needs treatment abroad
Health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has deteriorated alarmingly and she needs better treatment abroad on an emergency basis, said her elder sister Selima Islam yesterday.
“We want to take her [Khaleda] abroad for better treatment,” Selima told journalists after visiting the ailing BNP chief, who is now undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Alleging that Khaleda is being deprived of treatment at the BSMMU, Selima said no doctor had come to meet Khaleda in the last two weeks.
She said, “Her [Khaleda’s] health condition has deteriorated and she is now unable to move or eat without assistance.
“Khaleda did not say anything about going abroad but we want it as she is being denied treatment here. We will send her abroad as soon she receives bail.”
Selima, along with five other members of her family, visited Khaleda yesterday afternoon and had nearly an hour-long meeting with her.
Khaleda has been in jail since she was convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 8 last year.
She was found guilty in another corruption case later the same year, though her party claims both cases are politically motivated.
The BNP chief has been receiving treatment at the BSMMU since April 1 this year.
Earlier on October 1, BNP lawmakers including Harunur Rashid, Ukil Abdus Sattar and Aminul Islam met Khaleda Zia at the BSMMU and expressed their party chief’s willingness to go abroad for better treatment if she gets bail.
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