Khaleda flies to the UK Saturday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London reportedly for treatment purposes on Saturday, said party sources. According to BNP's media wing, the former prime minister will set off for London in an Emirates flight that will takeoff at 7:30pm. But, it could not be known immediately as to who and how many people will be on her entourage. The development came after an urgent meeting of the party's standing committee held at Khaleda's residence in Gulshan on Thursday night. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its standing committee members-- Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmad, Tariqul Islam, Rafiqul Islam Mia, Mirza Abbas, Amir Khoshru Mahmud Chowdhury and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy attended the meeting starting around 9:30pm, the sources said. “We are not sure when our party chief will return home since it all depends on how fast her treatment ends,” Fakhrul told the media after the two-hour-long meeting. However, the party insiders said Khaleda may come back from the UK after Eid-ul-Azha. Gayeshwar told the Dhaka Tribune that they discussed the overall political situation of the country and several issues persistent within the party.