BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned home after a 14-day stay in the city's Evercare Hospital for the treatment of her multiple health complications, including blockages in her arteries, reports UNB.
The BNP chief left the hospital about 5:40pm on Friday and reached her Gulshan residence around 6:10 pm.
Earlier at a press conference, the medical board formed to ensure Khaleda's treatment at the hospital, said the ailing BNP chief was discharged from the hospital due to a risk of Covid-19 infection as the virus cases are on the rise again in the country.
Dr Shahabuddin Talukder, the head of the medical board said, "Madam (Khaleda) is still ill. But she's now stable. We don't want to keep her here (hospital) now amid the surge in Covid cases. There's a chance of Covid and other infections if she now stays here."
He also expressed fear that her condition will be very critical 'if she gets a viral or bacterial infection'. "That is why the full medical board has decided to release her from the hospital."
The physician said if there is any complication further, she will be admitted to the hospital immediately.
"Bleeding complication is now a very challenging matter for her. As she has a liver cirrhosis problem, she is now at high risk of bleeding. We overcame her kidney complications. There are still two blockages in her coronary arteries," he added.
Prof Shahabuddin said Khaleda will have to be kept under full monitoring though she is going to stay at home. The doctors will ensure her proper treatment at her residence, he said.
Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital on June 10 as she complained of chest pain. Later, doctors said she suffered a heart attack due to 95 per cent blockage in her left artery and a stent was placed there by removing the blockage.
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