Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returns to country
The Hindu
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia returns from London after medical treatment, greeted by supporters and party leaders.
Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday (May 6,2025) returned to the country from London after four months of medical treatment, according to media reports.
Ms. Zia went to London on January 8 for advanced medical care and was admitted to The London Clinic. After being discharged from the clinic, the BNP chairperson moved to her eldest son Tarique Rahman’s residence, where she has been receiving treatment.
A Qatari royal air ambulance carrying Khaleda and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:42 am, BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune.
Her two daughters-in-law – Tarique Rahman’s wife Zubaida Rahman and the late Arafat Rahman Coco’s wife Syeda Sharmila Rahman – are accompanying her.
The plane had departed from London’s Heathrow Airport at 4:20 pm local time. Mr. Tarique had driven his mother to the airport and seen her off, according to Khaleda’s private physician, Prof. AZM Zahid Hossain.
The 79-year-old three-time prime minister has long suffered from liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, heart problems, diabetes, and arthritis.
Meanwhile, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, along with several senior party leaders, arrived at the airport around 8:30am to receive Khaleda.
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