The BNP will move the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision of setting up a makeshift court at the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj to hold the trial of cases filed against its chief, says senior leader Moudud Ahmed.
“We think setting up such a court is contrary to the constitution. The constitutional right of a citizen to have justice will be violated through it. We will very soon challenge the Supreme Court on the legality of setting up a court in Keraniganj jail,” he said on Tuesday (May 21) while addressing a human chain demonstration by a pro-BNP professionals’ body.
Khaleda has become very sick as she was kept in a solitary and abandoned jail for a long time, according to Moudud, a BNP National Standing Committee member.
He claimed the government has started hatching a new plot to shift ailing Khaleda Zia to Dhaka Central Jail from hospital.
“We blame the government for her illness and deteriorating health condition. The people of the country also think the government is responsible for it.”
The BNP leader said they are taking all the necessary legal steps to free Khaleda from jail, he said, adding: “But we cannot succeed due to the government's evil design. Even after that we will continue the legal process.”
On May 13, the government announced that the trial proceedings of 17 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held at a special court set up at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
She has been receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for various health complications since Apr 1.