{"id":73505,"date":"2021-11-18T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=73505"},"modified":"2021-11-18T21:32:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:32:02","slug":"no-legal-scope-for-khaleda-to-go-abroad-law-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=73505","title":{"rendered":"No legal scope for Khaleda to go abroad: Law Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said there is no legal scope in the present situation to allow ailing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no scope in the law. They can rebuke me as much as they wish but it doesn\u2019t matter to me\u2026 I\u2019ll follow the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The law minister made the remark as a demand was placed by BNP MP Gulam Mohammad Siraj (Bogura-6) in Parliament on point-of-order for allowing Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment.<\/p>\n

Pointing at Khaleda Zia, Anisul Huq said a convicted person was released suspending her sentence as per section 401 of the Criminal Code of Procedure (CrPC) but there is no provision to reconsider an already disposed appeal in the section.<\/p>\n

The minister said Khaleda Zia is getting treatment properly as per their statements. \u201cIt is up to them whether they\u2019re happy or not with the treatment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said the BNP leaders argued that Khaleda Zia can be released for receiving treatment abroad on humanitarian grounds and raised some previous instances in this regard saying that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to go abroad in 2007-2008 despite having lawsuits against her. \u201cBut it\u2019s not true as the Prime Minister (Sheikh Hasina) has never been convicted in any case,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Annisul said the BNP leaders also said ASM Abdur Rab was sent to Germany from jail for treatment. \u201cBut I don\u2019t know the section which was followed to send him abroad as it was done during the martial law period. The martial laws don\u2019t go with the CrPC provision,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, today where there\u2019s rule of law, I can\u2019t do whatever I wish,\u201d he said, adding that the BNP leaders come up with the same arguments again and again.<\/p>\n

Earlier, BNP MP Gulam Mohammad Siraj demanded the Prime Minister send ailing Khaleda Zia abroad, granting her bail within a day or two. \u201cOtherwise, Awami League will have to shoulder its responsibility for ever, if anything happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Noting that six MPs from BNP added to the beauty of this Parliament, the BNP lawmaker said: \u201cSo, don\u2019t disdain the beauty of Parliament. If the condition of madam (Khaleda Zia) worsens, it might not be possible for us to stay in Parliament due to the party\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the treasury bench lawmakers protested the remarks of Gulam Mohammad Siraj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said there is no legal scope in the present situation to allow ailing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment. \u201cThere\u2019s no scope in the law. They can rebuke me as much as they wish but it doesn\u2019t matter to me\u2026 I\u2019ll follow the law,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":73506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n