Take immediate steps for Khaleda's better treatment

A BNP senior leader demanded on Monday the government take immediate steps to ensure better treatment of his party chairperson Khaleda Zia at United Hospital in the city, taking into account her deteriorating health condition in jail, report agencies.

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the demand at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city.

"Our chairperson's health condition has worsened further. The pain in her hands, legs and waist has intensified. She needs to immediately undergo MRI and receive better treatment," he said.

Rizvi, on behalf of BNP, voiced grave concern over Khaleda's serious illness in jail.

"We strongly demand the government take steps to ensure better treatment for Khaleda Zia by her personal physicians at United Hospital as per her choice."

Asked how they got information about the party chairperson's physical condition, he said Khaleda's relatives and lawyers who met her in jail informed them about it.

"It's not wise to always disclose the sources of information," he added.

On February 8 last, a Dhaka special court sentenced Khaleda to five years' rigorous imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.