Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, reached the capital's Evercare Hospital on Friday.
She took the hospital's emergency lift to where Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment.
At that time, BNP Standing Committee member Selima Rahman, General Secretary of the Mahila Dal Sultan Ahmed and leaders at various levels were present.
She left London Heathrow Airport at 6:53pm (London time) on Thursday on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:45am (Bangladesh time) on Friday and left through the VIP gate, said BNP Media Cell member Atiqur Rahman Rumon.
Although Zubaida was scheduled to accompany Khaleda Zia back to London on Friday on a special air ambulance provide by the Emir of Qatar, the plan has been delayed.
The Qatar royal air ambulance is now unlikely to reach Dhaka before Saturday due to technical issues.
As a result, Khaleda Zia is not expected to travel to London before Sunday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told UNB.
“Because of a technical fault, the air ambulance is not arriving today. If everything goes well, it may arrive on Saturday. If Madam’s condition allows and the medical board agrees, she will fly on December 7 (Sunday), Insha’Allah,” Fakhrul said.
Dr Zubaida, a member of the medical board overseeing Khaleda’s treatment, has been monitoring her condition closely from London through virtual consultations. Her daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman, saw her off at Heathrow on Thursday.
Zubaida Rahman left Evercare Hospital after spending about two hours by Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s side.
She headed to her mother’s residence in Dhanmondi at 2:20pm on Friday.
Khaleda Zia remains under close observation in the Critical Care Unit with complications involving her liver, kidneys and heart.
BNP sources say all arrangements have been completed for Khaleda’s treatment at London Bridge Hospital once she is flown out.
This will be her second medical evacuation on a Qatar royal air ambulance. Earlier, on January 8, she travelled to London for treatment and returned home on May 6. Zubaida stayed with her throughout that period, ending her 17-year stay in London, before returning there again on June 5.
Tarique Rahman, Dr Zubaida and their daughter Zaima have been living in London since 2008.
