Khaleda Zia suffering from intermittent fever: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia is suffering from intermittent fever due to lung and kidney issues.

He said this while addressing a press conference at party chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital on Monday (June 14) noon.

Fakhrul said, “As far as I know from the doctors, she (Khaleda Zia) has cardiovascular problems. If that problem does not go away, the way water gets into her lungs will not stop. That’s why they (doctors) think, her kidneys and liver are not functioning properly. She suffering from intermittent fever. She had fever yesterday (Sunday).”

Expressing gratitude to the doctors of Evercare Hospital, Mirza Fakhrul said, “They are trying their best. What they are saying again and again is that our hospitals are not equipped. She should be taken to the Advance Center for treatment.”

BNP Chief Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment at the Evercare Hospital under a 10-member medical team led by cardiology specialist Shahabuddin Talukder.

Khaleda Zia was admitted to the hospital on April 27 due to various complexities of Post-Covid. She was shifted to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on May 3 as he had shortness of breath. After a month on June 3, she was shifted to cabin by the doctors’ suggestion as she came round. Earlier, she contracted with the coronavirus infection.