Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's Critical Health Condition: On Ventilator Support with Multiple Organ Complications

Dec 12, 2025 09:44 am CST

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, 80, has been placed on ventilator support following a severe health deterioration. The BNP chairperson is suffering from complete kidney failure requiring dialysis, heart valve infection (infective endocarditis), and acute pancreatitis while receiving treatment at Dhaka's Evercare Hospital under 24-hour specialist care. A planned medical evacuation to London has been temporarily postponed until her condition stabilizes.