Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation's capital for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, said one of her advisers. Zahiruddin Swapan, an adviser to Zia, told The Associated Press by phone that the three-time former premier and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party left Hazrat

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia departs Bangladesh for medical treatment in London amid political uncertainty and health issues.

Khaleda Zia departed for London from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10pm on Tuesday on a special Royal Air Ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was accompanied by her doctors,

On Monday, Khaleda Zia's personal physician Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain at a press conference said Begum Zia will be admitted to prestigious London Clinic under the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for advanced treatment. "Khaleda Zia will be taken to the hospital directly from the Heathrow International Airport," he said.