Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Sunday alleged that the deteriorating health of their Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia stems from the 'mistreatment' she faced during her time in jail.

"If the 1/11 political changeover had not happened, if she had not been mistreated in prison. our leader would not have fallen into this condition. She was given improper medical care while in jail, and as a result, she has become seriously ill," he said.

Abbas, a BNP Standing Committee member, made the remarks while speaking briefly at a doa and milad mahfil arranged by the party's Dhaka South City unit at the Nayapaltan Community Centre, seeking divine blessings for the critically ill Khaleda Zia.

He said Khaleda is g...