Published :
Updated :
For all latest news, follow The Financial Express Google News channel.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening for health check-up.
She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence at around 07:05 pm, said her media wing member Shamsuddin Didar.
He said the BNP chairperson will undergo several tests at the hospital as per the advice of her medical board, reports UNB.
Didar said the medical board will decide whether she needs to be hospitalised after observing her condition and assessing the test reports.
The 78-year-old former prime minister has long been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, and issues related to kidney, lung, heart, and eye.
Earlier on March 31, the BNP chairpersons was admitted to the hospital and stayed there for two days for some pathological tests and regular examinations.
Since her conditional release from jail in 2020, the BNP chief has been receiving treatment at the hospital under a medical board headed by cardiologist Prof Shahabuddin Talukder.