Khaleda Zia on way to Dhaka

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is on way to Dhaka.

She left London on a special aircraft provided by Qatar’s Emir.

She is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday at 10 am. 

Earlier, she arrived at Heathrow International Airport after leaving her son’s home in London to return to Bangladesh.

Her son and party’s acting chief Tarique Rahman drove her to the airport at 2:10 pm local time, her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain said.

Khaleda’s two daughters-in-law Zubaida Rahman and Syeda Shamila Rahman were also in the car, said Zahid. 

Meanwhile, BNP leaders and activists from various European countries and various cities in the United States gathered in London since Monday morning to bid farewell to Begum Khaleda Zia. They came despite knowing that they would not meet her at Heathrow Airport due to security issues.

Even though Monday was a bank holiday or a government holiday and there was inclement weather, they continued to gather to bid farewell to Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda Zia is returning home after receiving treatment in London for the past four months as she went there on January 7.