Critically ill Bangladesh ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK
Summary
Bangladesh's critically ill former prime minister Khaleda Zia is set to be flown by air ambulance to the UK for treatment amid the upcoming 2026 elections.
Key Points
- Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister, is critically ill and in intensive care in Dhaka.
- She is planned to be flown to London by Qatar’s Royal Air Ambulance for medical treatment.
- Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a frontrunner for the 2026 elections following the fall of Sheikh Hasina.
- Her son Tarique Rahman, living in London, is considered her political heir but has not been in Bangladesh for 17 years.
