Dhaka Oct 4 (IANS) A High Court division bench in Bangladesh on Thursday asked the government to immediately send jailed former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to a hospital in the capital for treatment.
Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil ordered the government authorities to commence the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson s treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) a government-run medical university cum hospital.
The judges also asked the authorities to form a fresh medical team to examine Khaleda s health conditions bdnews24.com reported.
She was sentenced to five years in jail on February 8 for embezzling donations to the Zia Orphanage Trust. Since then the former Premier has been kept at the old Dhaka central jail.
The court s order came following a writ petition filed by Khaleda on September 9 seeking its directive to send her to a specialised hospital for her treatment.
It said that Khaleda can choose a physiotherapist a gynaecologist a technician and a physician outside BSMMU for her treatment subject to the approval from the medical team according to the report.
The BNP held a rally in Dhaka on Sunday demanding Khaleda s release before the national election slated for December.

--IANS soni/sed