UK medical team to arrive in Bangladesh as Zia remains critical

Khaleda Zia was admitted to hospital on November 23. FILE PIC

A team of medical experts from the UK will visit Bangladesh to assess the treatment of ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who continues to remain in a critical condition, her personal physician said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters in front of Evercare Hospital, AZM Zahid Hossain said the UK specialists would join the international medical board - comprising doctors from the UK, the US, and Bangladesh - already supervising Zia's treatment.

"India, China, the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have also extended their medical assistance," he added. A five-member Chinese team arrived on Monday and met the medical board.

Zia's son readies to return home

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, is preparing to return home soon, a senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader said. Meanwhile, security has been tightened around Zia.

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