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The sentence of BNP President Begum Khaleda Zia was extended for another six months, on Tuesday the Security Services Division of the Interior Ministry issued a notification. Khaleda Zia will receive treatment at home for the extended period of her release. You will not be able to leave the country at this time, the notice said.
In light of the petition submitted for the release of the convicted prisoner Khaleda Zia and the legal opinion of the Department of Law and Justice, Khaleda on two conditions (treatment from home and not going abroad) in accordance with the powers granted in article 401 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Zia’s sentence was suspended for six months from September 25.
Khaleda Zia’s sentence was suspended on March 25 by executive order of the government. Which will expire on September 24. Earlier, Khaleda Zia’s family requested an extension of the sentence.
In this regard, Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had recently approved the request of Khaleda Zia’s family. Previously, the Ministry of Justice had also recommended a six-month extension. Due to Corona, Khaleda Zia’s family has not been able to arrange any treatment for her for the past six months. In view of this, her sentence has been extended for six months.
On September 3, the Ministry of Justice recommended extending Khaleda Zia’s release for six months. On February 8, 2016, Khaleda Zia was sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case of the Zia Orphanage Trust.
Khaleda Zia is not yet completely free: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that Khaleda Zia, the leader of Bangladesh’s main opposition party, has been incarcerated for years for a fake and fabricated case, but is not yet completely free. Fakhrul said this in a message given on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy on Tuesday. The United Nations has celebrated a special day since 2006 to awaken interest in democracy in member countries and to promote the practice of democracy, which is celebrated on September 15 of each year. Mirza Fakhrul expressed deep respect for those who gave their lives to establish democracy and expressed her sympathy for the injured.
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