BNP chair Khaleda Zia remains critically ill with heart, lung, liver and kidney issues, party leaders Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.
By CNBCTV18 December 1, 2025, 11:25:08 AM IST (Published)
The health condition of Bangladesh’s critically ill former premier Khaleda Zia is “still unchanged,” a senior leader of her party said.
Zia, the 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, was admitted to a private hospital on November 23 after developing a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs. Four days later she was moved to the coronary care unit when several health complications worsened.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday, November 30, said Zia’s physical condition remained unchanged. “From the doctors, we heard that her condition has not deteriorated. We also did not get any news that her physical condition has improved much,” he was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.
Rizvi said there has not been any advice yet about taking Zia abroad for treatment. On Saturday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said physicians indicated she may require treatment abroad, but her current physical condition does not permit overseas travel.
The BNP had on Friday described her condition as “very critical” and asked people to keep her in their prayers.
Zia, the wife of the slain Bangladesh president Ziaur Rahman, has been suffering from multiple other health issues, including liver and kidney problems, diabetes, arthritis and eye-related illnesses. Earlier in the year, she returned to Bangladesh from London on May 6 after spending four months there for advanced medical treatment.
(Edited by : Gareema Bangad)
