Hasina released for treatment abroad

Dhaka (PTI): In an apparent political deal between her party and the military-backed government, ailing former Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina, detained over graft charges, was on Wednesday released from prison for eight weeks to receive treatment abroad and is expected to fly to the US Thursday.

60-year-old Hasina, lodged in a makeshift prison inside the parliament complex since July 16 last year, was released after the interim government issued an executive order allowing her to undergo treatment abroad, Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Zakir Hassan said.

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