A prayer session was held at the Kali Temple in the capital on Saturday night for the speedy recovery of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital.
The central committee of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Front organised the event, where devotees lit ceremonial lamps (Mangal Deep) and prayed for the quick recovery of the critically ill BNP leader.
BNP Executive Committee Joint Religious Affairs Secretary Amolendu Das Apu, Assistant Marginal Affairs Secretary and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Front Central Committee President Aparna Roy Das, General Secretary Samir Basu, Organising Secretary Joydeb Joy, along with other leaders of the central committee and the Dhaka city committee were present.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad on Saturday expressed deep concern over Khaleda Zia’s deteriorating health.
In a media statement, the organisation’s central committee wished her a speedy recovery.
Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital on the night of 23 November on the advice of her medical board after being diagnosed with infections in her heart and lungs.
She is also suffering from pneumonia and is currently under intensive observation in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), under the care of specialist doctors from both home and abroad.