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Govt may consider Khaleda’s release on parole, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the government may consider the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on parole for treatment.
Published : 6 April 2019, 11:23 AM
Updated : 6 April 2019, 11:26 AM
“If she wants to be released on parole, then she will have to apply for it by mentioning a specific reason. We will think about it if she applies," he said in response to a question at a function in Jamalpur on Saturday.
The home ministry is yet to receive any requests related to the issue, he said.
Khaleda, who has been serving a 17-year prison sentence for corruption since February last year, is currently undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU.
She has recently been shifted to the hospital from the old central jail in Old Dhaka.
BNP leaders have long been demanding the release of their 74-year-old leader to pursue better treatment.
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