Overview
- BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said Khaleda Zia’s health irreversibly worsened due to her 2018 jailing, prolonged restrictions, and denial of permission to seek medical care abroad.
- Khan asserted that Sheikh Hasina bears responsibility for the deterioration, claiming doctors at home and abroad warned that overseas treatment was needed.
- Khaleda Zia died on December 30 at age 80 after a prolonged illness, with large crowds attending funeral prayers at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka.
- Foreign envoys from dozens of countries were present, and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended and delivered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s condolence letter to Tarique Rahman.
- The accusation lands as Hasina remains in self-imposed exile in India following her government’s fall last year, with Bangladesh headed toward a February 12 general election.