Overview
- The 80-year-old was admitted to Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital on Nov. 23 with a lung infection that affected her heart and lungs and was moved to the CCU/ICU as her condition worsened.
- She is under a medical board that includes Bangladeshi physicians and consulted experts from Johns Hopkins and The London Clinic, according to BNP officials.
- Party figures say an air ambulance is on standby for possible overseas treatment, but doctors will reconsider transfer only if her condition stabilizes.
- BNP organized nationwide prayers after Friday services as supporters gathered outside the hospital, while interim leader Muhammad Yunus and President Mohammad Shahabuddin publicly urged prayers for her recovery.
- Eldest son and acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman, based in London, thanked well-wishers and said he cannot return, as the party positions for elections expected in early 2026.