Khaleda sees Tarique at hospital..........................

Former prime minister Khaleda Zia entered the cabin of elder son Tarique Rahman who is receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital at 1:33pm on Thursday.

Khaleda had driven straight to her husband's grave after being released on bail earlier in the day after one year in detention.

Khaleda entered Zia's grave premises at 12 noon and paid respects to the late president, when BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, SQ Chowdhury, Hannan Shah and Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and other senior leaders were present there.

Deputy inspector general of prisons Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui said at 11.30am Thursday that the BNP chief was now free to go home.

Senior BNP leaders had already arrived at the grave to greet their chief.

Hundreds shouted slogans as her heavily-guarded cream-colour Pajero reached the grave complex.

Thousands also thronged the Sangsad Bhaban premises when she left the special jail flanked by daughter-in-law Zubaida Rahman and granddaughter Zaima Rahman.

Siddiqui had earlier said authorities had received the documents at 6:45pm Wednesday, and she would be freed anytime Thursday.

Bail bonds for former Khaleda were submitted by lawyers earlier Wednesday to four separate courts handling the GATCO, Niko, Zia Orphanage Trust and Barapukuria cases.

Khaleda and her son Arafat Rahman Coco were arrested on Sept 3 last year in GATCO graft case.

Later, three more graft cases were filed against her. She secured bail in all the cases

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