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Khaleda readmitted to Evercare Hospital
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was readmitted to Evercare on Saturday for follow-up treatment, nearly a week after she was discharged from the same hospital.
It is for the third time, the BNP chief was admitted to the hospital this year for various health complications.
The BNP chief along with Sharmila Rahman Sithi, wife of her late son Arafat Rahman Koko, reached the hospital around5:40pm, said her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
Later, he said the BNP chief was admitted to the hospital as per the advice of the medical board formed earlier for her treatment.
On October 12, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health complications.
She returned home on November 7 from the hospital after treatment for 26 days.
Khaleda’s doctors said they discharged Khaleda from the hospital as her condition improved.
Read: Khaleda to be taken to Evercare Hospital again today
On October 25, the BNP chief underwent a surgery and biopsy test at Evercare Hospital as she had a small lump in one part of her body.
Later, her biopsy report was sent to the USA and the UK for review and no sign of cancer was detected.
The BNP chief’s doctors said she has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications.
Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
On April 27 last, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
Read: Khaleda discharged from hospital
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government freed Khaleda Zia from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.
On September 19, the government extended for six more months the suspension of her jail term.
It was for the fourth time the government extended her release by suspending her jail sentences in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases based on two conditions.
As per the conditions, Khaleda Zia will not be allowed to go abroad for treatment as she will have to stay home and receive treatment there. She was released earlier on the same conditions.
Khaleda to be taken to Evercare Hospital again today
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital again on Saturday for follow-up treatment, nearly a week after she was discharged from the same hospital.
"Madam [Khaleda] will be taken to Evercare Hospital around 3pm today (Saturday) for follow-up treatment and health checkups. All the arrangements have been made in this regard at the hospital,” said the BNP chief’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
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On Oct 12, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health complications.
She returned home on November 7 from the hospital after treatment for 26 days.
Khaleda’s doctors said they discharged Khaleda from the hospital as her condition improved.
On October 25, the BNP chief underwent a surgery and biopsy test at Evercare Hospital as she had a small lump in one part of her body.
Later, her biopsy report was sent to the USA and the UK for review and no sign of cancer was detected.
The BNP chief’s doctors said she has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications.
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Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
Earlier on April 27, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
Khaleda to return home from hospital this afternoon
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to return home this (Sunday) afternoon from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after treatment for 27 days for various health complications.
“Doctors have decided to discharge Madam (Khaleda) from the hospital as her condition improved,” her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB.
He said Khaleda is going to leave the hospital for her Gulshan residence in the afternoon.
Read: Khaleda’s biopsy report sent abroad for review: Dr Zahid
On October 12, Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health problems.
On October 25, the BNP chief underwent a surgery and biopsy test at Evercare Hospital as she had a small lump in one part of her body.
Later, her biopsy report was sent to the USA and the UK for review.
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The BNP chief has been undergoing treatment under a medical board formed earlier. Her doctors said she has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications.
Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
Earlier on April 27, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
Khaleda shifted to cabin from ICU
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the city, has been shifted to a cabin from a surgical ICU.
“Madam (Khaleda) was shifted to a cabin on Monday night and she’s doing well. She was given liquid food in the morning,” Khaleda’s personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain told UNB on Tuesday.
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On Monday, Zahid said the BNP chief underwent a biopsy as she has a small lump in one part of her body.
He said the biopsy was conducted to detect the nature of the origin of the lump. After the biopsy, she was taken to the surgical ICU.
Asked when the biopsy report will be available, Zahid said it may take more than 72 hours to get the biopsy results.
He said Khaleda urged all to pray for her speedy recovery.
On October 12, Khaleda Zia was admitted to the Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health complications.
The BNP chief has been undergoing treatment under a medical board formed earlier. Her doctors said she has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications.
Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such an advantage.
On April 27, Khaleda was admitted to the Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
Khaleda still suffering from fever: says her sister
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital on Tuesday, is still suffering from fever, her sister Selima Islam said on Friday.
“She (Khaleda) is still suffering from intermittent fever, leading to an appetite loss. She has been eating very little for the past few days,” she told reporters.
Selima said she could not visit Khaleda at the hospital as she was asked not to go there considering her old age.
She said her brother Shamim Iskander’s wife visited the BNP chief on Thursday and talked to doctors. “We came to know about her health from my brother’s wife.”
Asked whether they will submit any fresh application to the government seeking permission for sending the BNP chief abroad for treatment, she said they will think of it after consultation with Khaleda.
"We had earlier sought government permission twice. “Even my brother (Shamim Iskander) met the Home Minister, but they didn’t give permission,” Selima said.
Read:Khaleda admitted to Evercare Hospital
She said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said the treatment of Khaleda is not possible in the country.
In response to another question, Selima said she still did not talk to Khaleda about taking any move to send her abroad. “Nothing can be done without her opinion.”
Khaleda Zia was again admitted to Evercare Hospital on Tuesday for treatment and medical tests.
Khaleda underwent some medical tests, including an ultrasonogram, said a member of her personal medical team.
“We received some reports of the tests we gave her some medicines accordingly. Alongside fever, she has many other complications,” he said.
The physician said the medical board formed earlier for her treatment, led by Dr Shahabuddin Talukder, has been providing the BNP chief necessary treatment. “But her complete treatment is not possible here. She needs to go to any advanced centre abroad.”
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On April 27, Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government freed Khaleda Zia from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.
On September 19, the government extended for six more months the suspension of her jail term with conditions that she will stay in her Gulshan residence and will not leave the country.
Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
Khaleda admitted to Evercare Hospital
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was again admitted to Evercare Hospital on Tuesday for treatment and medical tests.
The BNP chief reached the hospital around 4:15pm, said her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
Later, she was admitted to the hospital as per doctors’ advice, said Khaleda’s medical team member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain.
He said the BNP chief has been undergoing multiple health check-ups at the hospital.
Khaleda’s conditional release extended by another six months
The government has extended the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence in two corruption cases by another six months with all the previous conditions remaining unchanged.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters at his Secretariat office on Sunday.
He said the government took the decision following an application submitted by the BNP chief’s family.
“Khaleda Zia’s younger brother Shamim Iskander submitted an application to us seeking extension of her jail term suspension. We approved it following due process,” he said.
The minister said it is for the fourth time the government has extended the BNP chief’s release by suspending her jail sentence in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.
He said the fresh six month’s jail term suspension of Khaleda will be counted from September 25 next.
As per the conditions, he said Khaleda Zia will receive treatment at her Gulshan residence the way she wants. “But she won’t be able to leave the country. The conditions that were there before will remain the same.”
Read: Ailing Khaleda’s family seeks permission to send her abroad
Asked about BNP’s demand for her permanent release, the Home Minister said it is a matter of court. “They’ve to go to court if they want her permanent release.”
Khaleda’s family submitted an application to the Home Ministry early this month seeking further extension of her conditional release and allowing her to go abroad for receiving advanced treatment.
The Home Ministry sent the application to the Law Ministry a few days back seeking its legal opinion.
The Law Ministry gave its opinion on September 7 and sent it back to the Home Ministry.
Earlier on September 12, Law Minister Anisul Huq said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia must return to jail for submitting a fresh application to seek permission to go abroad for treatment.
“There’s no scope to reconsider the application seeking permission to send Khaleda Zia abroad under section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). She has to go back to jail and then submit a fresh application if she wants to go abroad for treatment,” the minister said.
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Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government freed Khaleda Zia from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.
The government extended her release for six more months on August 27 last year and it was extended further for another six months on March 15 last.
Khaleda Zia tested positive for Covid-19 on April 10, and she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on April 27. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
On May 5, her family applied to the government seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
Khaleda must return to jail for seeking permission to go abroad: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia must return to jail for submitting a fresh application seeking permission to go abroad for treatment.
Talking to UNB, Anisul also said his ministry has already given an opinion for extending further by six months the suspension of Khaleda’s jail sentences following an application submitted by her family to the government.
“There’s no scope to reconsider the application seeking permission to send Khaleda Zia abroad under section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). She has to go back to jail and then submit a fresh application if she wants to go abroad for treatment,” the minister said.
Read: Ailing Khaleda’s family seeks permission to send her abroad
Khaleda’s family seeks permission again to send her abroad
The family of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has submitted an application to the government seeking further extension of her conditional release and allowing her to go abroad for receiving advanced treatment.
On behalf of the family, Khaleda's younger brother Shamim Iskander recently submitted the application to the Home Ministry, an official at the ministry said on Tuesday.
Contacted, Law Minister Anisul Huq told UNB, “As the suspension of Khaleda Zia jail sentences is going to end on September 24, her family has applied for its extension.”
In the application, the minister said, the BNP chief’s family claimed that her physical condition has worsened due to post-Covid complications, and they again sought the government permission to send her abroad for treatment.
Read: Ailing Khaleda’s family seeks permission to send her abroad
Upon their application, Anisul said, the Home Ministry sent a file to the Law Ministry a few days back seeking its legal opinion.
“We gave our opinion over the matter, and sent the file back to the Home Ministry this (Tuesday) morning,” he said.
The minister said the Home Ministry will now send the file to the Prime Minister’s Office for approval.
Asked what opinion he gave, Anisul declined to disclose it.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government freed Khaleda Zia from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.
Read: Khaleda’s family submits application seeking her release
The government extended her release for six more months on August 27 last year and it was extended further for another six months on March 15 last.
Khaleda Zia tested positive for Covid-19 on April 10, and she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on April 27. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
On May 5, her family applied to the government seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
BNP forms convening committees for Dhaka’s south, north
BNP on Monday announced fresh convening committees for its Dhaka south and north units by dissolving the existing ones.
Party chairperson’s adviser and freedom fighter Abdus Salam was made convener of a 49-member convening committee of Dhaka south city unit BNP while Jubo Dal leader Rafiqul Alam Mojnu as its member secretary.
BNP chairperson’s another adviser and ex-Ducsu VP Amanullah Aman was made convener of a 47-member convening committee of the party's Dhaka north city unit while ex-national footballer Aminul Islam as its member secretary.
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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir approved the two committees, said a party media release.
On April 18, 2017, the party formed its committees for Dhaka city’s south and north units with Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel and Abdul Quayum as presidents respectively.
Former Dhaka city corporation ward commissioner Kazi Abul Bashar was appointed as the general secretary of Dhaka south unit BNP while another ex-ward commissioner Ahsanullah Hasan as the general secretary of Dhaka north unit BNP.
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Hasan, however, died of coronavrius last year while Quayum has been staying abroad since he was charged with Italian citizen Cesare Tavella murder in 2015.