The biopsy report of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, has been sent abroad for a review.
Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, Khaleda’s personal physician, confirmed the matter to UNB on Monday.
He said the BNP chief is being treated in line with the biopsy report.
However, he declined to give further details about the results of the report. “We shouldn’t make any comment on the results now without having the review report.”
Khaleda’s condition is a bit better now with normal temperature, Zahid added.
A senior BNP leader, wishing anonymity, said Khaleda’s biopsy report was sent to both the US and UK for a review to remove some confusion about the results.
According to party sources, Khaleda Zia’s condition was relatively stable now. Treatment was being provided according to the results of various tests.
The doctor and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir were apprised of the overall situation, they said.
On October 25, the BNP chief underwent a surgery and biopsy test at Evercare Hospital as she has a small lump in one part of her body.
Dr Zahid also said the medical board at the hospital gave the opinion that the 76-year-old BNP chairperson needs treatment at a dedicated advanced centre abroad as she has been suffering from various health complications.
On October 12, Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital for the second time with fever and some other health complications.
After Khaleda Zia was admitted to the hospital, Sharmila Rahman Sithi, widow of her late youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko, came from UK to take care of her.
The BNP chief has been undergoing treatment under a medical board formed earlier. Her doctors said she has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications.
Her family applied to the government twice in May and August this year seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment, but the government turned it down saying there is no scope for a convicted person to avail of such a scope.
On April 27, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital with Covid infections. She received treatment there until June 19 for post-Covid complications and some other underlying health problems.
