Dhaka, June 1 -- BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday demanded the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the Eid-ul-Fitr on humanitarian ground.

"The Prime Minister's target was to hang onto power through vote robbery by sending Khaleda Zia to jail. You (PM) have already completed your tasks. So, what's the necessity to keep her (Khaleda) in jail now?" he said.

Speaking at a discussion, he further said, "Begum Zia is sick. I demand her release freed before the eid on humanitarian ground."

Mosharraf, a BNP standing committee member, also warned the government that people are getting ready to take to the streets to have Khaleda released from jail. "All the fascist regimes in the past had to quit i...