Former Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs Minister Dipu Moni accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of denying medical care to detained opposition leaders on Monday. Moni referenced the recent death of former cabinet colleague Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, who was hospitalized four times before dying at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. She questioned whether detainees must die to prove illness as police sought a 10-day remand to interrogate her in a murder case linked to the July uprising.
The Awami League joint secretary told the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court she has been unwell since August, but required brain health tests required remain incomplete. She said prison officials claim no police escort is available for hospital transfers, yet authorities brought her to court. Moni complained she has met her lawyers only three times despite facing more than 60 cases.
The court granted the police four days to interrogate Moni before returning her to Kashimpur Female Prison in Gazipur. Defense lawyer Gazi Faisal Islam argued his client was named without substantive evidence, but prosecutors rejected claims about restricted legal access.
The Awami League joint secretary told the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court she has been unwell since August, but required brain health tests required remain incomplete. She said prison officials claim no police escort is available for hospital transfers, yet authorities brought her to court. Moni complained she has met her lawyers only three times despite facing more than 60 cases.
The court granted the police four days to interrogate Moni before returning her to Kashimpur Female Prison in Gazipur. Defense lawyer Gazi Faisal Islam argued his client was named without substantive evidence, but prosecutors rejected claims about restricted legal access.
