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Khaleda will be shifted to Keraniganj jail after treatment at BSMMU

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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Keraniganj Central Jail after her treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

The authorities have completed to shift Khaleda, the minister told reporters at the secretariat, reports UNB.

The old central jail, where she had been kept since February last year, will be converted into a museum, he said.

When asked about Khaleda's health, Asaduzzaman said the former prime minister was doing well. "She's fasting and taking insulin as well," he said.

Khaleda has been in jail since she was convicted in a corruption case that her party says is politically motivated. She was found guilty in a second corruption case later last year.

The BNP has since accused the government of neglecting its chairperson's treatment, a charge the government denies.

Khaleda Zia was admitted to BSMMU on April 1. It was the second time she had been admitted there since her incarceration.

On Monday, the government decided to hold trials of 17 cases against her inside the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

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