BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be flown to London on Friday by an air ambulance for advanced medical treatment.
BNP chief’s personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain disclosed the decision at a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
The former prime minister has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital since November 23 after being admitted with multiple health complications. As her condition worsened, she was moved to the Coronary Care Unit on November 27, where she is still under close monitoring.
Doctors said Khaleda Zia is receiving intensive care for several complications related to her liver, kidneys and heart.
A medical board, led by Professor Shahabuddin Talukder, is supervising her treatment with support from specialist physicians.
The government has declared Khaleda Zia a ‘Very Very Important Person’ and deployed members of the Special Security Force to ensure her safety.
A specialist doctor from the United Kingdom, Dr Richard Beale, and two teams of specialist physicians from China have already arrived in Dhaka to assist in her treatment.
Qatar air ambulance set to fly Khaleda to London: BNP Adviser
All arrangements have been completed to bring an air ambulance from Qatar to take Khaleda Zia to London for better treatment, said BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Amanul Haq Chowdhury on Thursday.
The air ambulance may arrive tonight (Thursday night) and the medical board will decide when she will be flown to London, he told UNB.
“We hope she will be taken to London tomorrow,” he said.
On January 8, Khaleda Zia travelled to London in a special air ambulance sent by the Amir of Qatar for advanced medical treatment and returned home on May 6by the air special ambulance.
