Release ailing Hasina
Acting Awami League President Zillur Rahman yesterday urged the government to release party President Sheikh Hasina immediately on humanitarian grounds, saying that her condition is deteriorating day by day.
Expressing concern over the worsening condition of Hasina, he said that the caretaker government would be held responsible if anything happens to her.
Hasina has deteriorated both physically and mentally, Zillur told reporters at his Gulshan residence.
He also said the AL chief has not received proper treatment in the jail. Even her personal physicians were not allowed to see her, he added.
AL presidium member Suranjit Sengupta, talking to reporters at his Jhigatola residence, also called on the government to send Hasina abroad for better treatment.
However, DIG (Prisons) Maj Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told reporters that Sheikh Hasina's condition is quite good and that doctors have been put on round-the-clock duty for her treatment.
Sheikh Hasina collapsed at the sub-jail on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises due to high blood pressure on Monday. However, her condition improved after a while.
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