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Bangladesh’s ailing erstwhile premier curate Khaleda Zia’s lad Tarique Rahman, who has been surviving successful self-exile successful London for implicit a decade, is preparing to instrumentality location soon, a elder person of her enactment has said.
The improvement comes arsenic the 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson remains successful a captious information and has been placed connected ventilation.
BNP Standing Committee subordinate Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters precocious connected Monday (December 1, 2025) that the party’s acting president Mr. Rahman “will instrumentality to Bangladesh soon”.
His remarks followed a gathering of the BNP’s apical decision-making body, which besides discussed the existent governmental concern and strategies for the upcoming predetermination campaign, The Daily Star reported connected Tuesday (December 2).
BNP has re-emerged arsenic the frontrunner successful Bangladesh’s changed governmental scenery aft a student-led convulsive thoroughfare protestation toppled then-prime curate Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League authorities connected August 5, 2024.
According to BNP leaders, Mr. Rahman, who has been successful London since 2008, is awaiting the issuance of a caller Bangladeshi passport, arsenic helium is unwilling to usage a one-time question walk offered by the interim government.
At a property league connected Monday (December 1), Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Mr. Rahman is not registered arsenic a elector successful Bangladesh but whitethorn bash truthful if permitted by the EC.
Meanwhile, information has been tightened astir Ms. Zia, who is undergoing attraction astatine Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital.
Police erected a barricade astatine the hospital’s main gross astir 2:00 a.m. connected Tuesday (December 2), and infirmary sources said much than 2 twelve constabulary unit were deployed to guarantee the question of patients and reenforce the erstwhile premier minister’s security, according to The Daily Star report.
Four members of the Special Security Force (SSF) visited the infirmary from midnight and inspected assorted sections of the gathering for astir 3 hours.
The interim authorities connected Monday (December 1) declared Ms. Zia a “very, precise important person”, enabling SSF deployment for her protection.
The BNP main is presently staying successful a compartment connected the 4th floor, and infirmary officials said surrounding cabins person been vacated owed to information protocols.
She was admitted to the backstage infirmary connected November 23 aft being diagnosed with infections affecting her bosom and lungs.
Four days later, the three-time Prime Minister was shifted to the coronary attraction portion aft respective of her wellness complications worsened.
Her information deteriorated further, and she was placed connected ventilation connected Sunday nighttime (November 30), BNP Vice-Chairman Advocate Ahmed Aazam Khan said connected Monday (December 1).
“She is successful a precise captious condition. There is thing much to bash but question prayers from the full nation,” helium told reporters extracurricular the hospital.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir besides confirmed that Ms. Zia remains successful a captious information arsenic she continues to person attraction astatine the infirmary successful Dhaka, with some section and planetary aesculapian specialists progressive successful her care.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Monday (December 1) voiced heavy interest implicit Ms. Zia’s wellness and offered each imaginable support.
