Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who was undergoing treatment at the London Clinic with multiple diseases,聽 was in stable condition.聽
After being admitted to the clinic on Wednesday, her eldest son and BNP鈥檚 acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is in London, was with her until midnight. At that time, Khaleda Zia took food cooked by her daughter-in-law Zubaida Rahman. Tarique took breakfast from home for her mother Thursday morning, a UK BNP leader said.
Khaleda Zia went to London by a special air ambulance sent by the emir of Qatar from Bangladesh Tuesday night for advanced treatment. Later, the BNP chairperson was taken directly to the London Clinic, a specialised hospital in the West London.
The former prime minister鈥檚 treatment began there under professor Patrick Kennedy, said her personal physician and BNP standing committee member professor AZM Zahid Hossain.
Khaleda Zia has been suffering from various health complications for a long time. She was admitted to Evercare Hospital 15 times due to various diseases. The doctors of the medical board always recommended her for further treatment at the multidisciplinary advance centre abroad. But she was not given the opportunity to receive treatment abroad.
The changed situation after the fall of the Awami League government made it easier for Khaleda to get better treatment abroad.
A member of the BNP media cell said Thursday night that professor Kennedy would take the advice of the specialist doctors who needed to be consulted while keeping Khaleda Zia admitted in the hospital.
He also said that Khaleda Zia was quite cheerful. Her morale was very strong and physical condition was stable.
