Khaleda Zia able to ‘maintain’ treatment: Dr Zahid

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can ‘maintain’ treatment, said her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of the BNP National Standing Committee.

He urged people not to spread misleading information.

While speaking to reporters in front of Evercare Hospital around 12:30pm on Tuesday, Dr Zahid said, ”Khaleda Zia is responding to treatment or we can say, she can maintain treatment.”

He sought blessings from all and urged people not to spread rumours.

”A medical board consisting of doctors from the UK, USA and Bangladesh is overseeing her treatment. Tarique Rahman is constantly monitoring the situation and the interim government continues to extend its support,” Zahid added.

He also informed that a specialist medical team from the UK will arrive today (Tuesday) to assist in her treatment. Decisions regarding whether she will be taken abroad for treatment depend entirely on the medical board.

Meanwhile, the main team of Chinese specialist physicians is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to oversee the treatment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda Zia, 80, was admitted to Evercare Hospital at night of November 23 on the advice of the medical board after being diagnosed with infections in her heart and lungs.

She has also been suffering from pneumonia and is currently under intensive observation in the Critical Care Unit (CCU), under the care of specialist doctors from both home and abroad.