BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia is fighting for life with critical ailments. "Our leader Begum Khaleda Zia is in a fight between life and death. Physicians at Evercare Hospital are making their best efforts to treat her. She has been suffering from multiple diseases,” he said. Speaking at a discussion meeting, Fakhrul also said the BNP chief’s ailment has reached such a stage that it is extremely essential for her to receive treatment abroad immediately. “Doctors are saying she’ll recover if she is sent abroad.” Read:Done enough for Khaleda Zia, says Hasina BNP arranged the programme at the Jatiya Press Club marking the 45th death anniversary of great national leader Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. Even though Evercare is the country’s best hospital, Fakhrul said the physicians are saying it is not fully equipped to treat all the critical diseases of Khaleda. “So, her treatment at an advanced centre abroad is now very essential.”