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Khaleda back home after five days’ stay in hospital

Friday, 5 May 2023


BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her residence from Evercare Hospital in the city on Thursday afternoon after five days of treatment and medical check-ups for various ailments, according to news portals.
She was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night for some medical tests and required treatment.
Her medical team member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said the BNP chief was kept in a cabin under close observation of doctors and her condition improved a little as she was given treatment as per the advice of her medical board.
Khaleda, a 77-year-old former prime minister, has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart and eye problems.
Since her conditional release in 2020, the BNP chief has been receiving treatment at the hospital under a medical board headed by cardiologist Prof Shahabuddin Talukder.
She visited the same hospital for health check-ups on February 27 last. Khaleda received treatment at the hospital six times since she was infected with Coronavirus in April 2021.
In November 2021, Khaleda Zia was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.