Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia's suspended jail term extension petition submitted by her brother for medical treatment abroad.

A petition has been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs, requesting an extension of suspended jail term for Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and permission to seek medical treatment abroad. Khaleda Zia's younger brother, Shamim Eskander, submitted the petition, stating her life is at risk. This marks the eighth extension of the conditional suspension of her jail term, which has been extended for six months at a time since March 25, 2020, following the family's plea.

March 17, 2024
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