BNP is taking a program to demand the release of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital. The program will be announced on Wednesday. However, what kind of program will be taken has not yet been announced.
Secretary General of the party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said these things in a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan in the capital on Tuesday (June 25).
He said that in the meeting of the BNP standing committee, it was decided to start a movement to demand the release of Khaleda Zia. A decision will be taken to formulate necessary programs for that purpose.
He further said that the contribution, struggle and sacrifice of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in restoring democracy is unparalleled in the recent democratic world. The illegitimate government is doing this nefarious plot to keep Khaleda Zia away from politics by systematically punishing her in a false case. She is being held only because of political vendetta, which is completely illegal and unconstitutional. It is her constitutional right to get bail in this case.
Mirza Fakhrul said that Khaleda Zia has been suffering from various complex diseases for a long time and doctors have recommended sending her abroad for better treatment. The party demanded that she be released and sent abroad so much so that the family has twice asked permission for her treatment abroad. But the illegitimate government deprived her of advanced medical treatment in order to kill her to perpetuate their power. I demand immediate unconditional release of Khaleda Zia.
The BNP Chairperson was taken to Evercare Hospital in an ambulance late on Friday (June 21) when her illness worsened. Begum Khaleda Zia's heart was implanted with a pacemaker on Sunday (June 23).
Currently, Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment under the medical board consisting of expert doctors headed by cardiologist Professor Shahabuddin Talukder. The members of the medical board held several meetings on Saturday and Sunday and decided to set the pacemaker.
Khaleda Zia's eldest son Tariq Rahman's wife from London Dr. Zobayeda Rahman and some specialist doctors from USA, Australia were virtually involved in these medical board meetings.
79-year-old Khaleda Zia is suffering from diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, lung, liver, kidney and various other complex diseases. She has had to be hospitalized several times in the past four years.