BNP will form a human chain in the city tomorrow (Wednesday) demanding the unconditional release of its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia and her proper treatment, reports UNB.
The programme will be held from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city.
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been in jail since a special court convicted her in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on February 08 last year.
"At the makeshift court inside the jail, Khaleda Zia herself on Sunday said her physical condition is not good.
Like the country's people, we're very concerned about her gradual falling of health," Rizvi said.
The BNP leader called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to shun brutal and vindictive attitude towards her arch rival and a former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
"Free our leader instead of creating any obstacle to granting her bail.
Even, such inhuman attitude was not shown to the political prisoners in the colonial era.
Don't sacrifice civilisation, justice and humanity only to cling to power illegally.
Eschew inhumanity and allow our leader to receive proper treatment through releasing her from jail," he said.
On behalf of BNP, Rizvi wished the early recovery of ailing Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
Meanwhile, a high-profile BNP delegation is going to meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today (Tuesday) afternoon to discuss party chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition and her treatment.
BNP standing committee members, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will meet the minister at 02:30pm at his secretariat office as per the schedule given by him, Khaleda's personal secretary ABM Sattar told the news agency on Monday.
He said the home minister has given his nod for talks with the BNP delegation as Fakhrul contacted him over phone Monday.
Sattar said most of the standing committee members will accompany Fakhrul during the meeting.
He said the BNP delegation will discuss various issues relating to Khaleda Zia's treatment and her illness.
BNP leaders have long been alleging for the last few days that their chairperson's health condition has deteriorated sharply and she needs to receive better treatment.
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