Khaleda in critical condition, on ventilation support for 10 hours

Staff Correspondent

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital, has been moved from the cabin to the ICU on ventilation support.

A reliable source at the hospital confirmed that he was kept on ventilation support for about 10 hours straight from midnight to 2 pm on Monday.

BNP Vice Chairman Ahmed Azam Khan said, “Khaleda Zia’s condition is very critical. She is in a very deep condition. I don’t want to explain it to you. You can call it ventilation or a very deep condition.”

Khaleda Zia’s former press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan wrote on his verified Facebook page, “Madam is being given ventilation support in the ICU. He prays for Allah’s special mercy.”

Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara on the night of November 23 after being diagnosed with a lung infection. Later, after tests, doctors said that her condition was critical.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Thursday that Khaleda Zia’s physical condition is critical. The next day, he said that the BNP Chairperson does not have the physical capacity to be taken abroad for better treatment.