Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Visiting the ailing former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at the hospital on Saturday, Hasanat Abdullah, Chief Organiser (South) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), prayed that "Allah keeps her alive to witness Sheikh Hasina's execution."

Speaking to reporters, he alleged that during the Awami League government's tenure, Khaleda Zia was not allowed to receive proper medical treatment in prison. "We heard that if any doctor wanted to treat her, they were harassed and intimidated," he claimed.

Meanwhile, Dr Tasnim Jara, senior joint member-secretary of the party, said Khaleda Zia has always fought for the country by rising above all partisan interests.

She urged people of all political backgrounds...