Khaleda returns to her residence after 92 days

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her Gulshan residence in Dhaka today after a 92-day stay at her political office.

After securing bail in two graft cases, Khaleda started towards her residence from the Bakshibazar court and reached there around 12:20pm.

Earlier in the day, Khaleda appeared before the Special Judge's Court-3 and sought bail in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.

The BNP chief has been staying at her Gulshan political office since January 3 as police put barricade on her way to attend a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters on January 5.

BNP-led 20-party alliance wanted to observe January 5 terming it “democracy killing day” through forming human chains and staring rallies across the country.

On the other hand, the ruling Awami League planned to launch a massive publicity campaign across the country on January 5 next year to celebrate the day, terming it “victory day for democracy”.

Several sand laden trucks were parked in front of BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. Two police trucks were also deployed at each end of the roads to cut off the road route to Khaleda’s Gulshan office.

Additional forces equipped with armoured trucks, water cannon and members of Rapid Action Battalion were stationed there to beef up the barricades. Sixteen days later, the police and barricade were removed.