Khaleda’s medical team to submit report Sunday

The medical team formed for the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will submit their check-up report on Sunday.

Dhaka Central Jail Assistant Surgeon Dr. Mahmudul Hassan came up with the information following the visit of the team at Khaleda Zia in jail on Saturday. 

The medical team entered the Old Dhaka jail on Nazimuddin Road at 3:40pm and emerged from the jailhouse at 4:50pm.

The five-member medical board headed by Prof Abdul Jalil of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital or BSMMU was formed on Thursday.

Prof Harisul Haque of the cardiology department, Prof Abu Savar Chowdhury of the orthopaedic surgery department, Associate Prof Tarek Reza Ali of the ophthalmology department and Associate Prof Badrunnessa Ahmed of the physical medicine department, are part of the board. 

The physicians performed a check-up on Khaleda for about 30 minutes. The jail authority will arrange for Khaleda’s treatment following the prescription provided by the medical board.

The BNP has accused the government of including its supporters among the team in order to manipulate the medical report and has demanded the inclusion of Khaleda’s personal physicians on the board.

A team of BNP representatives led by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sept 9 and sought medical treatment for Khaleda at a specialised hospital of her choice in Dhaka.