Khaleda to be admitted to ‘London Clinic’ 

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be admitted to ‘London Clinic’ for better treatment. She will leave Dhaka for London on Tuesday (January 7).

Her physician and BNP standing committee member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said at a press conference on Monday.

A special Royal Ambulance from the Amir of Qatar will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30 pm today to transport Khaleda to London.

Khaleda, along with her entourage—including six doctors from her medical team and four doctors from the air ambulance—will depart Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at 10pm on Tuesday for London via Doha.

Zahid said the BNP chief will be taken directly from the airport to the advanced medical centre in London, where doctors will assess her health condition and determine her next course of treatment.

He said BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, his wife, and BNP leaders from the UK chapter will welcome Khaleda upon her arrival at Heathrow Airport.

Khaleda Zia, 79, has been battling multiple health issues, including liver cirrhosis, diabetes, arthritis, and complications involving her kidneys, lungs, heart, and eyes.

Her doctors have been advocating for her overseas treatment since she was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in late 2021.

On 6 August 2023, Khaleda Zia was fully freed by an order from President Mohammed Shahabuddin.