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Published : 03 Dec 2025, 12:55 PM
A British specialist physician has arrived in Dhaka to join the treatment team overseeing the care of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, who remains in critical condition at Evercare Hospital.
BNP spokesman Shairul Kabir Khan said Dr Richard Beale from The London Clinic landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20am on Wednesday.
He is expected to visit Evercare Hospital later in the day after checking into his hotel.
Khaleda has been hospitalised since Nov 23. Her condition worsened following a severe lung infection, and doctors transferred her to the Critical Care Unit on Nov 27 for intensive monitoring.
A medical board led by Dr Shahabuddin Talukder is supervising her treatment. Hospital sources say a 10-member team of Chinese doctors is also assisting the board.
Her personal physician Dr ZM Zahid Hossain said governments and heads of state from several countries, including the United States, China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and India, have offered support regarding her treatment.
He added that the possibility of transferring her abroad will be considered only if the specialist team and medical board deem her stable enough to travel.
The combined medical team comprises senior Bangladeshi physicians as well as experts from the US and UK, including Habibur Rahman, Rafiquddin Ahmed, John Hamilton and Hamid Rabb, John Patrick, Jennifer Cross and Khaleda's daughter-in-law Dr Zubaida Rahman from the UK.
The 79-year-old former prime minister has long been battling multiple illnesses, including arthritis, diabetes and complications involving her kidneys, liver, lungs and eyes.
