BNP chief Khaleda Zia may stay out of prison for 6 more months

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Khaleda Zia can stay out of prison for six more months, but in this period she cannot leave the country and has to receive treatment at her residence, the Law Ministry said. In consideration of an application filed by her family, the Ministry has recommended extending the stay on the former Prime Minister’s jail term for six more months. “We are of the opinion that her release term can be extended on the old conditions that she will be staying in Bangladesh and avail treatment at home,” Law Minister AnisulHuq told Dhaka Tribune on Thursday.