Khaleda’s health condition very bad: Selima
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam today cast concern over life of the former prime minister and said her sister is being denied proper treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
“Khaleda Zia’s physical condition is very bad. She is suffering from stomachache. She cannot walk and eat while doctors are not medicating her properly. How will she survive?” Selima said after meeting her at the BSMMU this afternoon.
“Khaleda Zia’s diabetes is out of control and her blood sugar level never comes below 12. It always stands between 14 and 15 but today it went up to 15,” Selima said.
About Khaleda Zia’s release on parole, Selima said she did not talk to her sister in this regard and appealed to the authority to free her from jail on bail on health ground.
On December 11, the BSMMU medical board sent a medical report of BNP Chairperson Khaleda to the Supreme Court a day before the scheduled hearing on her bail prayer in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
During the hearing on December 12, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petition for bail and asked the BSMMU authorities to provide the BNP chief with advanced treatment immediately.
“Our Lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain termed the denial of the bail plea as unprecedented. Bail does not mean release and she should have been given the bail on her health and age ground,” Selima said.
Selima along with her husband Prof Rafiqul Islam and some family members went to the BSMMU around 3:00 pm and met the BNP chairperson for at least an hour.
Khaleda, 73, has been undergoing treatment at the BSMMU since April 1. She is now serving a jail term in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
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