Salahuddin prefers expatriation to 3rd country

SHILLONG: The wife of arrested Bangladeshi politician, Hasina Ahmed, who met her ailing husband Salahuddin Ahmed at Shillong Civil Hospital on Monday, said that she would try to shift him to a third country through a legal process for better medical treatment.
Hasina, accompanied by a close relative and two BNP leaders met her husband for at least 25 minutes from 8 pm, two and half months after he remained untraceable.
“At the moment he is sick. I will try to take him to a third country for better treatment”, Hasina told waiting media persons outside the separate building at Civil Hospital meant for under trial prisoners where Ahmed is lodged.
Earlier, Salahuddin had conveyed to BNP leader Jony Abdul Latif that he wanted to visit Singapore to cure his aliment related to kidney and heart since he used to consult doctors  in that country.
“I am thankful to Indian government, the local administration and the hospital authorities for providing shelter and treatment to my husband”, she told the media. Hasina also said that she could not talk much with her husband. “I will meet him again tomorrow to discuss further course of action”, she said, adding that no  lawyer has been appointed to take up the case in the court.
However, sources said that BNP leader Jony has already met senior advocate of High Court of Meghalaya SP Mahanta to take up the case in the court when Salahuddin is produced.
Earlier, to a question, Hasina refused to reply to a question on whether or not she would apply for political asylum in India for her husband.
Earlier in the day, after he was taken out from the UTP room for CT scan, Salahuddin told the media that he was keen to return to Bangladesh.   He also said that there was a political conspiracy against him in Bangladesh.
Salahuddin also wanted to know on what ground, the Interpol had issued red alert as he was neither a criminal nor an absconder.
Salahuddin, however, maintained that he was kidnapped from Bangladesh and shifted in different vehicles from one place to another, finally landing up in Meghalaya.