Govt is a barrier to Khaleda’s treatment abroad, not law: BNP

News Desk :
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the Awami League government, not the law, is a barrier to sending its chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad for advanced treatment.
“We all know Khaleda Zia is seriously ill. She’s now fighting for life in a hospital. Why doesn’t the government let her go abroad? They talk about the law!” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a protest rally.
As per the law, he said, the government can send the BNP chief abroad anytime if it wants.
“The barrier is not the law, but the current illegitimate government.”
The BNP leader said the government wants to stun Khaleda, gag her voice and remove her from politics as she is a pro-democratic leader, reports UNB.
Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal arranged the programme in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office demanding the BNP chairperson’s treatment abroad.
As part of their prescheduled programme, around two hundred leaders and activists of Mohila Dal gathered in front of BNP’s central office to take out a ‘silent procession’ at 10am amid huge presence of law enforcers.
As law enforcers did not allow them to bring out the procession, Mohila Dal staged a demonstration and a brief rally there.
Enamul Haque Mithu, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Deputy Police Commissioner, told reporters that Mohila Dal was not allowed to bring out the procession as it did not take prior permission. “We’ve taken this measure to ensure public safety, maintain law and order and keep traffic normal. “Even though, they (Mohila Dal) staged a rally in front of their party office.”