Family expects decision on Khaleda’s treatment in abroad by evening

Family members are expecting to get decision over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s treatment in abroad by the evening on Friday (May 7).

According to her family, final processing will start after the permission granted. Her renewed passport will be available by Saturday (May 8). 

The disclosure was learned during a conversation with Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday (May 7).

She told risingbd that Khaleda Zia would be taken to Singapore from Dhaka first. From there, she might be taken to either the United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia. However, the United Kingdom is the first choice. Diplomatic contacts have continued with both countries.

Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at the CCU of Evercare Hospital, is still being given oxygen and insulin, said a doctor in charge of the hospital. On Thursday (May 6), when contacted more than one member of Khaleda’s medical team, they said that her condition was stable. However, no one else agreed to comment much more in this regard.

Khaleda Zia tested positive for coronavirus on April 11. On April 15, she was taken to the capital’s Evercare Hospital for CT scan. She returned home after nearly an hour. On April 27, she was again taken to the hospital for medical checkup. Then, she was admitted to the hospital as physicians suggested. She was later shifted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) as she had been suffering from shortness of breath.