Khaleda Zia Reunites with Son After Seven Years

News Desk

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in London on Wednesday morning for advanced medical treatment. She landed at Heathrow Airport at 9:05 a.m. local time on a special air ambulance provided by Qatar’s Emir.

At the airport, Khaleda Zia was greeted by her elder son, BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman, and her daughter-in-law, Dr. Zubaida Rahman. This marked the first time in seven years that Khaleda Zia met her son.

Khaleda Zia departed from Dhaka late Tuesday night at 11:46 p.m. Thousands of BNP leaders and activists gathered along the roadsides to bid her farewell, holding banners and chanting slogans. She left her Gulshan residence, “Firoza,” at 8:15 p.m. and reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by 10:55 p.m. The air ambulance departed at 11:10 p.m., stopping in Doha before continuing to London.

BNP’s Standing Committee member and personal physician Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain stated that Khaleda Zia would be admitted to a clinic in London immediately upon arrival. Doctors are expected to conduct tests and decide on the next course of treatment based on her condition.