DHAKA, Sept 4: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Khaleda Zia can stay out of prison for six more months, but in this period she cannot leave the country and has to receive treatment at her residence, the Law Ministry said.
In consideration of an application filed by her family, the Ministry has recommended extending the stay on the former Prime Minister's jail term for six more months.
"We are of the opinion that her release term can be extended on the old conditions that she will be staying in Bangladesh and avail treatment at home," Law Minister Anisul Huq told Dhaka Tribune on Thursday.
"On these two conditions, the earlier order of suspending her sentence and releasing her has been extended for another six months, starting from the date of the expiry of the earlier six months," he added.
Zia was released from prison for six months on March 25 as the Covid-19 outbreak started to unfold in the country. That release order will expire on September 24. - IANS
