BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia\u2019s sister Selima Islam on Tuesday made a humanitarian call to the government for releasing the part chief, paving the way for her advanced treatment, UNB reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHer (Khaleda\u2019s) physical condition is now very bad. She\u2019s suffering from respiratory problem, and she\u2019s almost unable to speak,\u201d she said while talking to reporters after meeting her sister at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selima further said, \u201cI call upon the government to consider her ailment and consider her current physical condition, respiratory problem and age. She should either be released or given bail on humanitarian ground. We made this call to the government and demand her unconditional release.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Khaleda\u2019s present condition, she said the BNP chief cannot stand for even five minutes without help from others. \u201cThe distance from her bedroom to the washroom is very short, but it takes her around 20 minutes to get there. Her left hand has got bent completely while the right one is also now getting bent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selima also said her sister is unable to eat due to vomiting problem as she is suffering from fever and serious pains in her body, and her diabetic problem also remains beyond control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the circumstances, she said the BNP chief urgently needs advanced treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khaleda\u2019s sister also feared that anything bad can happen if the BNP chief is not immediately provided with advanced treatment now as her condition has sharply deteriorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want her (Khaleda) to be released so that we can at least ensure advanced treatment for her. This is our only request (to the government,\u201d an emotional Selima told the journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked whether they filed any formal application to the government in this regard, she replied in the negative. \u201cWe\u2019re making an appeal to the nation and the country\u2019s people to pray for her early recovery, and make efforts for her release.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As her attention was drawn to the report on an application submitted by the BNP chief\u2019s family to the BSMMU VC, Selima said they gave it demanding Khaleda\u2019s release since she has been convicted in \u2018false cases\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five of her family members, including Selima, her younger brother Shamim Eskandar\u2019s wife Kaniz Fatema and her son Ovik Eskandar, Tarique Rahman’s sister-in-law Shahina Zaman Bindu and Arafat Rahman Koko\u2019s mother-in-law Mukrema Reza, went to meet Khaleda around 3:30pm and had an hour-long meeting, said BNP chairperson\u2019s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia\u2019s sister Selima Islam on Tuesday made a humanitarian call to the government for releasing the part chief, paving the way for her advanced treatment, UNB reports. \u201cHer (Khaleda\u2019s) physical condition is now very bad. She\u2019s suffering from respiratory problem, and she\u2019s almost unable to speak,\u201d she said while talking to reporters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n