Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. -File Photo

DHAKA, Dec 30, 2025 (BSS) - BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, along with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and other close family members, visited BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in the city.

Earlier, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also visited Khaleda Zia at the hospital.

BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said Mirza Fakhrul left the hospital at around 12:20 am, while Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman remained there.

Shayrul Kabir Khan added that Khaleda Zia’s personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain will brief the media on her latest health condition.

Khaleda Zia has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital since November 23.

On Saturday night, Dr Zahid Hossain said her condition was extremely critical and that she was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Tarique Rahman first visited his mother at the hospital last Thursday after returning from London and has been visiting her regularly since last Saturday.

His wife Dr Zubaida Rahman visited the hospital in the morning, afternoon and evening on Monday.

Other family members who visited Khaleda Zia included her elder sister Selina Islam, younger brother Shamim Iskander, Tarique Rahman’s daughter Zaima Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko’s daughter Zahia Rahman.