Three doctors from the United States are coming to Dhaka on Wednesday for the treatment of ailing Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
The home ministry gave permission following an application of the BNP Chairperson's family, sources inside BNP said on Tuesday.
The government has accorded permission to bring three foreign doctors to Dhaka, said Law Minister Anisul Huq. The physicians will come within a day or two, he said.
BNP Chairperson's Media Wing Member Shairul Kabir Khan said Khaleda Zia’s family and BNP have been repeatedly asking the government to send her abroad for treatment. “As the government is not taking any steps regarding the matter, the BNP chairperson’s family and the party are trying to bring doctors from abroad to Bangladesh.”
The physicians are — Christos Georgiades, James Peter Adam Hamilton and Hamid Ahmed Abdur Rabb. All three of them are the physicians of John Hopkins University.
Khaleda Zia has been under treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital city since August 9. Her health has not shown significant improvement.
The former prime minister has long been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart, and eye problems.
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