The relevant file has been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs,” Law Minister Anisul Huq told bdnews24.com. As per the rules, the file will be forwarded from the home ministry to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for final approval, said Huq. The suspension of Khaleda Zia's prison sentence has been extended twice so far. The government suspended Khaleda’s imprisonment order in March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic under the condition that the former prime minister underwent treatment in Bangladesh and did not leave the country. She had served 25 months out of a 17-year prison sentence in two graft cases involving the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust.

Source: bd News24 September 12, 2021 06:00 UTC