Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia has sent a legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the latter’s “false statement” about the BNP chief’s reported assets abroad. The notice was sent on Tuesday, Zia’s lawyer Mahbub Uddin Khokon confirmed on Wednesday. Hasina spoke on the matter on December 7, saying Zia had a shopping mall and several assets in the Middle East. Commenting on the Prime Minister’s allegations, the BNP chief’s lawyer said: “Khaleda Zia has no shopping mall or any other assets abroad unlike what Sheikh Hasina claimed.”Hasina had slammed the media over the limited coverage on the matter. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir responded to Hasina’s comments, saying that she would have to apologise for the “blatant lie”

Source: bd News24 December 20, 2017 12:00 UTC