Former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday night for some medical tests.
‘Madam was admitted to the hospital around 8:10 pm as per the decision of the medical board,’ said the BNP chief’s personal physician, Professor AZM Zahid Hossain.
He said that Khaleda needed to undergo some medical tests as new symptoms appear in her body. ‘So, she’ll have to stay in the hospital for a few days for these tests.’
The BNP chief left her Gulshan residence around 6:25pm and reached the hospital around 7:50pm.
Doctors advised Khaleda to get admitted to the hospital after checking her health condition.
The BNP chief’s family sources said she was suffering from fever.
Earlier on June 13, the BNP chairperson was admitted to the same hospital after she suddenly fell sick with a fever and stomachache.
Later, she underwent various medical examinations under the close supervision of her medical board at the hospital and received treatment there for five days.
Khaleda, a 78-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.
