Family seeks permission to take Khaleda abroad for treatment 

The family of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed a written application to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal seeking permission to take her abroad for treatment.

"Khaleda's younger brother Shamim Eskander came with an application at 8:30pm. We received it and will send to the law ministry for further decision following guideline,"  Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told media.

He also said, "We will think positively about the application if she needs treatment."

Shamim Eskander also talked to media in front of home minister's residence in the capital's Dhanmondi after submitting the application on Wednesday night.

"The home minister said he will consider the application positively and send to the foreign ministry," Shamim said.   

Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. She was shifted from the hospital cabin to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) in the afternoon due to shortness of breath since Monday morning.

Several members of Khaleda's medical team formed for his treatment said that the team is regularly reviewing her condition and till now they are satisfied with the situation.

A personal doctor of Khaleda said that she used to take treatment in Singapore and London regularly. The doctors involved in her treatment knew well about her condition. So, the treatment would have been better if she had been taken out of the country once again.

In this case, the doctor supported taking her to Singapore.