DHAKA: Medical report on the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been jailed for five years in a graft case, has been submitted to jail authorities.

On behalf of the medical board formed over the treatment of Khaleda Zia, Director Brig Gen AKM Nasir Uddin of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) handed over the report to the jail authorities at 12 pm on Tuesday (April 3).   

 “An official of the jail came to us. Medical report prepared by four DMCH physicians, submitted to him,” said Director Brig Gen AKM Nasir Uddin.

However, the content of the report could not be known immediately.

On April 1, a four-member medical board examined the health condition of Khaleda Zia who has been kept at old central jail in Dhaka’s Nazimuddin road.

After the examination, it was found that BNP chief has been suffering from some old and newly developed health conditions, but none of them are serious.

The team spoke with Khaleda, 73, and observed her health condition in presence of Dhaka's Civil Surgeon Ehsanul Karim, said Prof Shamsuzzaman, head of orthopedic department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, also chief of the four-member board.

BDST: 1710 HRS, APR 3, 2018
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