The onion of the Law Ministry to extend the stay in this regard was sent to the Home Ministry on Monday.

Earlier, an application seeking waiver of Khaleda Zia’s punishment and extending the stay on her sentences was sent to the Law Ministry.

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“We’ve recommended extension of the  stay on the sentences for six months and the BNP chairperson will now allowed to avail of specialised treatment anywhere in the country,” Law Minister Anisul Huq said.

He said, “The recommendation for the extension was made as per the previous two conditions that Khaleda Zia will have to receive treatment from home and she cannot go abroad for that.”

From the Home Ministry, Anisul Huq said, the recommendation will be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office for its final approval.

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“Khaleda Zia’s brother Shamim Iskandar filed the appeal on Tuesday seeking extension on the stay of his sister’s sentences where he also urged for waiving her punishment,” Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Home Minister said BNP sought relaxation of conditions as its chief could not receive treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.

On February 8, 2018, Khaleda was sent to the Old Dhaka Central Jail after a subordinate court sentenced her to five years’ imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The High Court later doubled her jail term.

The Former Prime Minister was found guilty in another corruption case the same year. Her party claims both cases are politically motivated.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government freed Khaleda Zia from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.

She was released from the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) the same day, and she has been staying at her Gulshan house since then.

On August 27 last year, the government extended her release for six more months.