The former prime minister and BNP leader remains on ventilator as Tarique Rahman, long in exile in UK, prepares for imminent return amid shifting political landscape

Special prayers for Zia's recovery are being held across Bangladesh, including in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Barishal, Sylhet and Mymensingh, by BNP units and supporters.

Will Khaleda Zia's son return from London? That's a key question ahead of elections planned over a year after  students-led protest ousted Hasina

Begum Khaleda Zia is in a critical condition and is on a ventilator support at a private hospital in Dhaka. Amid her worsening health condition, her son Tarique Rahman, who is in exile in London, is planning to come back to Bangladesh soon.

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman may return home from London at any time, ending his long exile, as his mother and party Chairperson Begum Khaleda

The experts from the UK and China will work in coordination with Khaleda’s medical board to evaluate and enhance the treatment process.

A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison for corruption involving a government land project.