The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, remains unchanged, reports UNB.

“Madam (Khaleda) is still undergoing treatment in a cabin with CCU facilities under round-the-clock supervision of doctors. Her physical condition remains unchanged,” her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain told the media on Sunday.

In consultation with foreign doctors, Zahid said the medical board members are providing her with treatment after reviewing her health condition.

On July 8, Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital six days after she had been discharged from the same hospital.

Earlier on the night of June 22, Begum Khaleda Zia fell suddenly ill and was admitted to the same hospital. The next day, a pacemaker was successfully implanted in her heart.

The former prime minister, aged 79, has long battled various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, and issues related to the kidney, lung, heart, and eyes.

Since her conditional release from prison in 2020, the BNP chief has received medical care repeatedly at the hospital under the supervision of a medical board headed by cardiologist Prof. Shahabuddin Talukder.

Khaleda's doctors have been advising sending her abroad since she was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in November 2021."

On October 26 last year, three US specialist doctors completed a hepatic procedure known as transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS procedure) to stop water accumulation in Khaleda’s stomach and chest, and bleeding in her liver.

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