According to the circular, Khaleda Zia will have to take treatment staying at her residence in Dhaka and she will not be able to go abroad during the period.
Earlier, the six-month release period of Khaleda Zia was expired on March 24 last. On March 6, her younger brother submitted an application to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking extension of her release for the 7th time and allow her to go abroad for availing medical treatment.
On Thursday, a notification was issued regarding the extension of Khaleda Zia’s release.
Since then the 76-year-old BNP chief has been staying at her Gulshan residence since her release from jail. A special team of physicians has been overseeing her treatment.
Khaleda landed in jail on February 8, 2017, after being sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by a special court in Dhaka in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
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