Law Minister Anisul Huq today, September 10, 2022, said the government will further extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence if her family applies for it.
“Let them (Khaleda’s family) decide whether they want an extension of the suspension of her jail sentence. I can say the government must extend the suspension if her family submits an application to this effect,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after attending as chief guest, a meeting organized on the occasion of the inauguration of a refresher training course for the district and sessions judges at Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in Dhaka.
Replying to a query, the law minister said the government has taken steps to bring speed to the disposal of loan default-related cases at Finance Loan dealing courts across Bangladesh.
He said that he has already talked to Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique about this issue and will talk again.
On March 16 this year, the law ministry gave its opinion for further extending the suspension of Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for six more months.
