Treatment Abroad: She has to go back to jail to seek permission
Anisul Haq, Law Minister, stated that Khaleda Zia, BNP Chairperson, must be returned to jail in order to request release and permission to receive treatment abroad. However the law ministry had earlier suggested that her sentence could be suspended by six more months. "Khaleda Zia had requested release under section 401[1] of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). She had not requested permission to travel abroad for treatment in her original application. After her prayer was granted, the government has already disposed of her application. This decision cannot be changed by law. After attending a function organized by the Bangladesh Law Commission in the capital, the law minister stated that she must first go to jail to obtain permission to travel abroad for treatment. The Daily Star was informed by the law minister on Saturday night that he had expressed his support for Khaleda's six-month extension to his suspension of Khaleda’s sentence. However, the minister did not express a