Khaleda Zia, the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was moved from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) to a cabin on Thursday. Zia is presently receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.

"Madam spent time in the critical care unit. She is presently in the cabin according to the medical board. Khaleda's personal physician, Prof. AZM Zahid Hossain, told Journalist that she is undergoing treatment under the strict observation of physicians in the cabin.

Regarding a query, Zahid stated that the BNP leader had many critical examinations on Wednesday evening. "The medical board is currently treating her, based on the results of the tests."

Earlier on Wednesday night, Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital and placed in the CCU following the advice of the medical board.

Since her conditional release from prison in 2020, the BNP chief has been receiving medical care at the hospital under the supervision of a medical board headed by cardiologist Prof Shahabuddin Talukder.

The 78-year-old former prime minister has long been battling various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, and issues related to the kidney, lung, heart, and eyes.

Khaleda's physicians have been advocating for her treatment abroad since she was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in November 2021.

On October 26 last year, three US specialist doctors performed the hepatic procedure known as transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS procedure) to alleviate fluid accumulation in Khaleda Zia’s abdomen and chest, as well as to address bleeding in her liver.

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