BNP demands Khaleda’s proper treatment
Voicing deep concern over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s illness, the party yesterday demanded that immediate steps be taken for her proper treatment either at home or abroad as per her desire.
“She has been suffering from ulcer in her tongue. She has lost weight by around four kg in the last one week. It’s very alarming. She’s now unable to eat anything,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
“We strongly demand that the government immediately free our leader and take steps for her better treatment. We also demand that she be provided proper treatment either at home or abroad as per her choice.”
Fakhrul made the comments at a press conference at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office.
On February 8 last year, Khaleda was sent to jail as she was convicted in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Later, she was convicted in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. She has been undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University since April 1 this year.
About Khaleda’s health, Fakhrul said she was now in a serious condition as she could not move.
“Two people help her leave bed and go to washroom in a wheelchair. It’s inhuman to keep her in jail in such a condition.”
He added that it could not be an acceptable attitude of the government to a former prime minister who had fought for a long time for democracy.
The BNP leader alleged that Khaleda was not being given proper food and fruit that were necessary for her now.
Fakhrul said Khaleda also needed dental treatment.
He also said Khaleda’s sugar level was not coming under control even after taking insulin and other medicines. “Her sugar level is over 20 and it’s very alarming.”
Besides, the party chief’s condition is deteriorating for arthritis and frozen shoulder, the BNP leader said.
He said they were seriously worried “as they think the government is trying to push Khaleda towards death, keeping her in jail”.
BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, among others, were present at the press conference.
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