Bangladesh bars ill opposition leader from healthcare abroad

Two-time former premier Khaleda Zia has been hospitalised since early August.

DHAKA: Bangladesh today blocked ailing key opposition leader and two-time former premier Khaleda Zia from travelling abroad for life-saving medical treatment, an official and supporters said.

Bangladesh is gearing up for general elections due before the end of January, and several western governments and rights groups have expressed concern over the political climate in a country where the ruling party dominates the legislature and runs it virtually as a rubber stamp. In 2008, Zia was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft, and jailed for two years before being released under house arrest.Zia has been hospitalised since early August with advanced liver cirrhosis, breathing difficulties and diabetes, and she suffers from a heart condition, rheumatoid arthritis and knee problems, her doctor has said.

The BNP and its allies have staged a series of protests since last year demanding Hasina step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee the elections.

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