Khaleda Zia is physically and mentally healthy: Dr Zahid

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is in good physical and mental health after receiving treatment in London.

BNP standing committee member and Khaleda Zia's personal physician Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain informed this to journalists at a briefing in front of the BNP chairperson's residence in Gulshan on Tuesday afternoon.

Khaleda Zia has expressed gratitude to the countrymen, including her party leaders and activists, for showing love towards her during her four-month stay in London for medical treatment, he said.

Earlier, Khaleda Zia's motorcade entered her Gulshan residence 'Firoza' from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Khaleda Zia returned home from London this morning in a special air ambulance, provided by the Emir of Qatar, after receiving treatment at the prestigious London Clinic under the supervision of expert physicians of the facility as well as Johns Hopkins University Hospital of the USA.

“Alhamdulillah, our leader Begum Khaleda Zia is now doing very well. She is also mentally stable,” Zahid said.

Khaleda Zia also thanked the chief adviser, law enforcement agencies and media personnel for their overall cooperation in her home coming and going to London on January 7, he added.

“However, she is a little tired physically due to the 14-hour journey. But her mental condition is very stable,” Zahid said, adding Khaleda Zia sought prayers from the countrymen for her continued good health.

Dr Zahid said Khaleda Zia and acting chairman Tarique Rahman expressed gratitude to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Qatari authorities for providing the BNP Chairperson with a royal special air ambulance free of cost.