BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to return home today (Friday) from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after treatment for 13 days for her various health complications, including cardiac ones. “The medical board at the Evercare is thinking of releasing Madam (Khaleda) from the hospital as the Covid cases are growing fast, said the BNP chief’s personal doctor AZM Zahid Hossain. Read:Khaleda gets permanent bail in defamation cases He said the doctors will ensure her proper treatment at her home. “Hopefully, Madam will be discharged from the hospital by the afternoon,” Zahid said. He said the medical board at the hospital for Khaleda’s treatment will inform the media about her health condition at a press conference at 3pm today. Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital on June 10 as she suddenly fell ill. Doctors said she suffered a heart attack due to 95 percent blockage in her left artery and a stent has been placed there by removing the blockage.” Two more blockages were found in the arteries of the BNP chairperson through a coronary angiogram. Read: Khaleda has two more blockages in arteries; kept under 72-hrs observation She was shifted to a cabin from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on June 15. Khaleda, a 76-year-old former prime minister, has long been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung and eye problems.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia got back home on Sunday from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after treatment for 26 days for various health complications. She was released from the hospital around 5pm as per the advice of the medical board formed for her treatment. The BNP chief reached her Gulshan residence, Firoza, around 5:35pm. Earlier, her late son Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Syeda Sharmila Rahman Sithi went to the hospital to bring Khaleda back home. Read: Khaleda to return home from hospital this afternoon Party senior leaders, including secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, received Khaleda at her Firoza house as she got down from her vehicle holding one hand of Sithi. Later, talking to reporters, Fakhrul said Khaleda returned home as she is now doing well. “We express gratitude to the Almighty Allah.” He said the BNP chief also thanked people for their prayers seeking her recovery. Her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said the medical board formed at Evercare Hospital again suggested sending Khaleda to any advanced centre for treatment. "The doctors of the medical board of Evercare Hospital have again recommended Khaleda to go to any developed country outside Bangladesh for her further treatment, follow-up at a multi-disciplinary advanced development centre… she needs very good qualitative medical treatment," he said. Like her family members and the country’s people, Zahid said Khaleda also wants her proper treatment. “That’s why she has urged you all to pray for her.” He said Khaleda’s health condition needs to be monitored very carefully as she has many health issues. On October 12, Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health problems. Read: Khaleda’s biopsy report sent abroad for review: Dr Zahid 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. Doctors said the biopsy report did not show any signs of cancer. 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. 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.

Prominent writer Hasan Azizul Huq, who was undergoing treatment in Dhaka due to several health complications, has been taken to his Rajshahi residence after improvement of his health condiiton. The eminent writer returned home in an ambulance of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) equipped with intensive care facilities, which left Dhaka around 11:30 am. Read: Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha dies in Kolkata According to his son and associate professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology Department at Rajshahi University Imtiaz Hasan, Huq has not recovered completely, however, there are no serious complications at this moment and so doctors advised to take him home. Earlier, Hasan Azizul Huq was brought to Dhaka via an air ambulance on August 21 after he fell sick with an imbalanced electrolyte and heart disease. In addition to these, he has age-related health issues, heart problems and diabetes. He was first admitted to National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute. A 16-member medical board was formed for his treatment. Later he was shifted to BSMMU where another medical board of five doctors was formed. The board consistently monitored his condition and provided treatment. Read: Ekushey Padak winning writer Bulbul Chowdhury passes away Born in Jabgraam in the Burdwan district of West Bengal in 1939, Hasan Azizul Huq completed his post-graduation from Rajshahi University in 1960. He served as a faculty in the Department of Philosophy of the same University from 1973 till 2004. Considered as one of the most prominent writers and a legendary literateur in the country, Huq received many prestigious awards in his literary career including the Bangla Academy Literary Award (1970), Ekushey Padak (1999), Ananda Puroshkar (2008), Independence Award (2019), Lekhok Shibir Puroshkar and more, for his contribution in Bengali literature.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party remains active in ensuring its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advanced treatment abroad. "Our party’s efforts are on in this regard (convincing govt to give her permission). We’ll let you know if there is any progress over the matter,” he said. Read: Send Khaleda abroad for treatment: Pro-BNP journos Fakhrul made the remarks at a press conference at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office as journalists wanted to know about the party's initiative to send Khaleda abroad for advanced treatment for her heart, lung, kidneys and other health complications. Asked about the BNP chief’s latest health condition, the BNP leader said, “She’s now feeling better.” He said Khaleda undergoes health check-up by her personal physicians every day. “There’s a team of doctors who examine her health every night.” Fakhrul also said all members of her medical team will meet Khaleda one day every week and evaluate her condition. Read:Khaleda subjected to “state repression”: BNP On June 19, Khaleda Zia got back home from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after 53 days of treatment for Covid infections and other physical complications. The 76-year-old BNP chief, who tested positive for Covid-19 on April 11, was admitted to Evercare Hospital on April 27. She tested negative for Covid-19 on May 8, 27 days after she had been infected with the deadly virus. Read:BNP seeks govt’s prompt steps to send Khaleda abroad Her family submitted an application to the government on May 6 seeking permission to send her abroad for advanced treatment, but it was turned down. 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.

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