Political crisis turns literally malodorous at Khaleda's office

After over two months, household waste collecting in BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office in the capital was taken out yesterday in seven sacks, the contents of which law enforcers went through and listed.

Called in from the office, two Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) staff took an hour from 1:00pm to take the garbage away.

It was mostly empty bottles of water and aerosol, papers, disposable plates, broken chairs and dry leaves, Shamsuddin Dider of Khaleda's media wing told The Daily Star. Law enforcers did not comment on the list.

The government had kept Khaleda confined to the office for over two weeks since January 3. Afterwards, Khaleda stayed back with some 60 person including party leaders and office and security staff.

Though the police barriers outside were removed and only some members of Special Branch remained, the waste removal process apparently stopped amidst the restrictions and police presence centring the office.

The office staff told The Daily Star that the environment inside the office had become unbearable for the huge pile of garbage and mosquitoes breeding in it.