Unb, Dhaka

BNP yesterday alleged that the government is deliberately trying to obstruct the advanced treatment of its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia.

“Our leader Khaleda Zia is seriously ill. When her family members submitted an application to send her abroad in last May, the law minister said Khaleda Zia’s travel abroad was possible only if the conditions under which she was released were revised,” said party organising secretary Syed Emran Saleh Prince.

Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Naya Paltan central office, he said the law minister’s remarks were published in various international media, including BBC and Al-Jazeera, and also in the local media.

But now he (the law minister) is saying it’s not possible to make a U-turn. It shows that the government is deliberately obstructing the treatment of our leader, he said.

He also criticised the information minister for his remark that the government needs to rethink about taking Khaleda back to jail, saying the minister issued such a threat as BNP is raising voice in favour of people at this difficult time of the country.