All preparations have been made to take Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad for better treatment.
The visa processing for her entire entourage, including seven physicians from the medical board formed for her treatment, has also been completed, said BNP Standing Committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.
He said that if Khaleda Zia’s physical condition and other necessary arrangements remain favorable, she will first be taken to London by a specialized long-distance air ambulance on Friday.
Later, she might be moved to a multidisciplinary health center in the USA or Germany for a liver transplant, as per the advice of specialist physicians.
Amir Khasru said that several hospitals in London have already been contacted for the BNP chief's treatment.
He said that a total of 16 people, including physicians and nurses, will accompany her. Depending on the availability of the air ambulance, Khaleda Zia’s journey may be delayed by a day or two.
Another BNP Standing Committee member, Salauddin Ahmed, said that Khaleda Zia will be taken abroad by an air ambulance equipped with comprehensive medical support.
Former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, 79, has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, heart, lung, kidney, and eye diseases, arthritis, and diabetes.
She has been receiving treatment at the capital’s Evercare Hospital under the supervision of a medical board for an extended period.
