Khaleda’s kidneys, liver not working properly

Expressing concern over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition, the party said her kidney and liver is not functioning well; that's why she is suffering from fever repeatedly.

"Although Khaleda Zia recovered from coronavirus, she has been suffering from post-Covid complications," said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

He added that from the medical board he learnt that Khaleda has heart complications and that the board thought her kidney and liver were not functioning properly.

"That's why she is suffering from fever again and again. Yesterday [Monday], she had fever," he said.

Fakhrul made the remarks at a press conference at party chairperson's Gulshan office after the party's standing committee meeting.

The BNP leader said they have repeatedly been saying that Khaleda has been suffering from post-Covid complications and that's why she could not return home even after one and a half months.

Fakhrul said the healthcare professionals of Evercare Hospital are trying their best, but at the same time they are saying that she needs to treat in advanced centre as their hospital is not equipped enough to treat her.

Khaleda was admitted to the hospital on April 27, three days after she tested positive for coronavirus for a second time. She first tested positive on April 11. She also has arthritis, diabetes and eye problems.

She was taken to the hospital's Coronary Care Unit with breathing difficulties. Later, she tested negative and was shifted to cabin from CCU.

The government released Khaleda from jail on March 25 last year, suspending her sentence as per section 401 (1) of the Criminal Code of Procedure. The suspension was later extended twice.

The BNP chief landed in jail on February 8, 2018, after a special court sentenced her to five years in prison in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. On October 30 that year, the High Court raised her punishment to 10 years.