BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed gratitude to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim for providing a special air ambulance that carried Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London on Tuesday (January 7).

In a post on his verified Facebook and X accounts, Tarique wrote, " I am deeply grateful to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, for graciously providing transportation and logistics for my mother, former prime minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia."

Khaleda Zia departed Dhaka at 11:46 pm on Tuesday with the air ambulance sent by the Qatar Emir. 

She arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday morning at 9:05 am, where she was received by her elder son Tarique Rahman and daughter-in-law Dr. Zubaida Rahman.

She was admitted to the London Clinic under the care of Professor Patrick Kennedy, where her treatment has begun.

BDST: 1419 HRS, JAN 10, 2025
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