Health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital with multiple complications, is still critical, said her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said the process to extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence in two graft cases is underway.

The law ministry today gave its opinion on an application for extending the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence and permission to go abroad for treatment.

BNP today urged the government to allow its chairperson Khaleda Zia to receive advanced treatment abroad, shunning “politics of vengeance”, as she is in a vulnerable state with various health complications.

The High Court has sought relevant documents from the government to determine BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s “genuine” date of birth.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s fever is now under control and she will recover within a day or two, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today.

A court in Narail has issued arrest warrants against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in two separate defamation cases.

The government has extended for six months its earlier order that suspended the jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and released her from jail custody.

The Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in four more separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.

Hundreds of leaders and activists of BNP gather in front of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in anticipation of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release, despite the risk of spreading coronavirus.

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been released this afternoon, 25 months after she landed in jail in a graft case.

Brig Gen AKM Mostofa Kamal, inspector general of prisons, said, “We have received copy of the release order. We’ll act accordingly.”

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has said seeking the court’s opinion to suspend jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail is not mandatory for the government.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said they will start the procedure of releasing Khaleda Zia after the prime minister’s approval.

The government today decided to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for six months on humanitarian grounds and considering her age, Law Minister Anisul Huq said.

A High Court bench withdraws its verdict, hours after it granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about the number of Liberation War martyrs and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer appeals to the president and prime minister to pardon the jail sentence of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail on humanitarian ground ahead of birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that the law ministry will take necessary steps to consider BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal to release her from jail.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family members have applied to the home ministry for her temporary release, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir tells reporters.

The High Court rejects a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail on health and humanitarian grounds in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.