Khaleda's jail sentence suspension extended for 6 months

The government has extended the suspension of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for six more months.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters at the secretariat on Sunday.

Earlier on September 15 last year, the government extended the suspension of Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for six months for the first time. The former premier was freed from jail on March 25 after the government had suspended her jail sentence for six months.

Later on March 15, the government extended the suspension of Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for six more months.

Khaleda landed in jail on February 8, 2017 after being sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a special court in Dhaka in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

On October 30 the following year, the High Court enhanced her punishment to 10 years after dismissing her appeal in the case.

The former premier was convicted by another special court in Dhaka in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on October 29, 2018. She was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by the court.