The BNP chairperson has been in jail for more than a year following her conviction in a corruption case. Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, the BNP secretary general said the government is resorting to deception to block Khaleda’s bail in two cases. But the attorney general initially said he was sick before claiming to be busy with something else. “The government is using deception to deny the BNP chairperson her legal right to be released. If Khaleda is not released to get proper treatment, then the government will be held liable for anything bad happening to her, he warned.

Source: bd News24 May 24, 2019 12:11 UTC